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Food waste takes up space in landfills and produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting that waste can reduce climate impacts and save municipalities money on landfill fees, but concerns about bad smells and pests sometimes get in the way.
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More than 2,000 cattle carcasses were put in landfill piles or pits after dying in the southwest Kansas heat. But those are not prohibited or unexpected methods of livestock disposal.
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The Prowers County Commission in Lamar Colorado was given insight by the Environmental Protection Agency this week about ongoing challenges that rural…
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Small landfills in Colorado once facing closure and fines are now getting help from the state.As Colorado Public Radio reports, a recent state regulatory…
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Rural Colorado communities with landfills are feeling the sting of a state regulation being mandated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and…
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Amazon is teaming up with Goodwill to make donating as simple as filling up a box.According to Boy Genius Report, in an effort to prompt people to give a…
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It’s a hot summer day outside of Lincoln, Neb., and Jack Chappelle is knee-deep in trash. He’s wading in to rotting vegetables, half-eaten burgers and…