Like much of the Western world, Canada is facing a crisis in waste disposal as landfills reach their capacity. In Ontario, a ...

Should you use your old VHS collection to insulate your home? Researchers at the U.K.'s University to Brighton are about to find out. They've created a "Waste House"—a building made of 85 percent ...

Dear Eartha, I have some old paint and electronics in my house that I need to get rid of, but I feel bad throwing them away. Are there options to recycle household items? It’s that time of the year.

Banning direct landfilling is necessary for stable waste management. But policy cannot be forced through without regard for ...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who touted House Democratic efforts to crack down on wasteful spending last year, won’t say how much the initiative would save taxpayers. Last April, the Speaker fired ...

American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, according to economists, who say this wasted food has an estimated aggregate value of $240 billion annually. Divided ...