Holiday trash is set to pile up fast as we head past Christmas and into the new year. A spokesperson for Waste Management spoke to KIRO 7 and said the company sees a 25% increase in waste collected ...

Grocery stores have their methods to keep food fresh, but are you as thrifty? Food waste is estimated to be 219 pounds for each person. Joel Gamoran, a food waste crusader and author of the book ...

Did you know some newer lightbulbs contain mercury? Many consumers and businesses have switched to Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL), which have a lifespan that is ten times longer than a normal ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — Summer is around the corner, ...

The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

National Battery Day is February 18 and Rock Island County Waste Management Agency (RICWMA) wants to remind residents about how to dispose of them safely. Lithium and rechargeable batteries of any ...

We’ve reached the point in design evolution where garbage bins are improving the quality of life for the communities they serve.

Containers with the recycling triangle on them need to be as clean as using a spatula in a peanut butter container. You don’t need to wash them to the standard of your clean dishes. See the Recycling ...