Waste and recycling industry workers face numerous health and safety risks on the job. Studies indicate a lack of regulation and training play a part in injury and illness rates.

Waste industry workers get hurt at more than twice the rate of the average private-sector employee, and the industry is now pushing to change that.

Federal statistics reveal waste and recycling workers face above-average injury rates, with battery-related fires adding new risks.

Plastics recycling in the Southeast Asian nation focuses on PET and on industrial and commercial waste, while post‑consumer polyolefin packaging receives less attention.

CurbWaste now provides the operational management and data platform for the Recycling Certification Institute, which works to improve transparency in C&D material recovery rates.

The company has cut its 2030 sustainability goals, looking to balance ambitious environmental targets with near-term achievability.

A new report confirms the sentiment that led to a new textile recovery law in California, detailing just how much clothing-related m

New Hampshire’s latest solid waste report shows modest progress toward disposal goals but says more investment and education are needed.

Investments in AI technology enable companies to perform advanced visual sorting, nearly real-time machine monitoring and data analytics.

Virginia is taking public comment on a draft solid waste plan that updates decades-old rules, raises recycling goals, expands data reporting and charts a 20-year shift toward a circular system.