The rise of EVs, AI data centers and grid storage is driving a surge in lithium batteries. Experts say recycling them will be key to avoiding environmental risks and recovering valuable minerals.

Cart-based waste collection system kicked off in Waterloo Region in March with delays to curbside pickup and complaints from residents.

A Vietnamese beach shop owner had tons of storm debris dumped into the sea, turning a local waste problem into open-water ...

Waterloo Region’s new cart-based waste collection system rolled out the first week of March with delays and frustration.

A new study shows the country will generate about 2.3 million tonnes of electronic waste between 2025 and 2030 from just seven common household products — with many of those products sent to landfill ...

Regulators say batteries take up too much of the limited space in Maine's landfills and have caused a surge in fires.

Op-ed: New Jersey’s new law effectively banning e-bikes misses the mark on the challenges of electric micromobility. It’s also bad for the entire country.

“If people forget their bag, they think, ‘Well, it’s natural. It will decompose.’ And that’s not the case. Bacteria and pathogens are in pet waste,” said Rita Fallin, stormwater program coordinator ...

The first survey of Canadian consumers regarding their purchase and disposal of electronics reveals that 64% of people ...

City officials said that needles, razor blades and other sharp objects are found in the sorting centers every day.

A 2024 trip to Ghana by RIT faculty is shaping a new United Nations environmental report challenging e-waste assumptions.

Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action ...