Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK CITY, New York -- As food waste continues to pile up in landfills across the U.S., composting is gaining traction as more ...

A Suffolk council admits technical issues mean not all food waste will be collected weekly.

A common explanation for why waste management sometimes fails is that carelessness breeds more carelessness. Now, research ...

Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member countries are negotiating a global ...