As the population has grown in the region, so has the amount of garbage Horry County takes into its landfill. In the 2015 ...

And though a plastic takeout container can live a second life as pseudo-Tupperware, and a plastic bag as a garbage liner, many compostable versions just don’t cut it.

Gardening Beyond plastic: How gardeners can reduce landfill waste Ask the Gardener offers more earth-friendly solutions. In 2019, 68 percent of plants were sold in plastic pots in the United States.

Producing a rug out of used plastic soda bottles, the authors wrote, would only postpone the plastic’s eventual fate: “The rug is still on its way to a landfill; it’s just stopping off in ...

Crews are busy installing new cells at the St. Louis County landfill in Virginia. It will be enough to hold 18 years worth of garbage. What’s unique this time, is that the expanded area includes ...

The landfill's operator, Republic Services, says it's roughly two-thirds of the way through a planned $23 million project to address wastewater treatment at the site. Construction is expected to ...

It also plans to experiment with plastic-eating fungi on adult diapers, feminine care products and other items. For now, it is selling "diaper bundles" for $35 a week online.

Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That's the idea behind a new startup that sells disposable diapers paired with fungi intended to break down the plastic.