When Orange County workers cranked up a one-day recycling center for used computer gear last week in Chapel Hill, they took the measure of a critical trash disposal challenge facing the state. By the ...

The state Senate is trying again to allow cities and towns to toss discarded televisions and computers into landfills. Senate Bill 553 would repeal the ban on throwing electronics in dumps. Sen. Andy ...

If Japan continues to generate over 40 million tons of general waste per year, all of its landfills may be filled up in around 20 years. Japan generated 43.17 million tons of general waste in fiscal ...