The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Karnataka govt. plans to relocate waste processing facilities outside Bengaluru to address capacity shortfall. Existing plants have faced opposition due to leachate and odour issues. New plants should have composting, material recovery and landfill facilities, with tertiary-level treatment for leachate. Land acquisition and land-use changes are concerns. Engaging farmers and…

Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million tonnes of food. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill.

Meet The Grim Sweeper, Optimus Grime and friends — North Devon’s new fleet of waste and recycling trucks

Residents of the small NSW town do not trust the company to safely operate the waste-capture facility planned for nearby

The fire occurred at Severn Trent’s Cassington AD facility near Yarnton on Monday

Witnesses report large ‘fireball’ in sky at Severn Trent Green Power facility but no one is thought to have been injured in the blast

Commercial clothing recycling is still in its infancy in Australia. Here the two major players explain what unwanted clothing can and cannot become

“They want to throw us into the culture war. Lakeshore is somehow responsible for oppression of the population.”

Lithium-ion batteries embedded in the products have been blamed for an increasing number of hazardous fires at landfill sites