Municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems in the United States have undergone much evolution over time. The overall system has seen many changes, including changes in policy, the types of ...

Plastics are just a small fraction of the recyclables collected and processed by Waste Management Inc., and film is just a small fraction of those plastics. But plastics, including film, have value, ...

Waste Management, the nation’s biggest recycler, is spending $1.4 billion to become more efficient. How it could pay off.

Tons of waste have never gone to landfills, as the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) has found ways to recycle materials ranging from electronics and batteries to paint, household chemicals, ...