As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular is drawing scrutiny: “best before” labels. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate ...

Aiming to make it more convenient for residents to dispose of garbage, Warrenville City Council members voted to allow businesses to add a surcharge to stickers that residents must buy in order for ...

The price of Ellsworth trash bag stickers will increase from $3 to $4 starting on Monday, March 2. Any $3 stickers sold prior to March 2 will continue to be ...

Over the summer, Building Services replaced the “Trash” labels on the grey disposal bins scattered throughout Frist’s first, second and third floors with “Landfill” labels. This isn’t just an ...

Have you ever walked up to a trash bin and a recycling bin and felt confused on what goes where? Even if you work with plastics in some shape or another on a day-to-day basis, the answer is probably ...

WILKES-BARRE – After several residents weighed in on the issue, city council voted 4-0 Thursday to make the city’s temporary garbage bag and sticker system permanent. Tony Thomas, who is running for ...

When I was in Seattle for the 2012 TAPPI PLACE Conference (May 6-9; Grand Hyatt Seattle), there was an aspect of the city that stuck with me, and it wasn't the overabundance of Starbucks. All over the ...

Last year, Sharon residents put more than 8,518 tons of trash onto the curb. Only 27 percent was recycled. We recycle less than our neighboring towns – Canton recycled 41 percent, Mansfield 53 percent ...