Peanut butter jars, takeout containers and soft plastic wrap often end up in the recycling bin, contaminating viable plastic, ...

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

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Jerusalemites have several bins for sorting trash and recycling. But does this even matter, or does all the rubbish end up ...

New Haven, Connecticut, will soon be home to a major composting facility. This comes amid a statewide waste disposal crisis: ...

Legislators and advocates rallied to urge support for funds to prevent youth in foster from transporting their things in ...

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New Yorkers are required to compost all their organic waste under a sanitation department rule that went into effect back in ...

Shelby's bulky item pick-up week will be held April 7 through 10 this year and offers residents a chance to conveniently ...

The City of Greenwood says “pile it right, trash out of sight” — its new slogan for its educational trash campaign.

The city of Dubuque will resume its weekly curbside collection of yard waste and food scraps on Monday, March 31.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection awarded $3.3 million to the Elm City to get started on a citywide residential curbside composting program.