It started like any routine pickup. Then, refuse workers were dodging smoke and flames pouring from the back of their truck. The culprit? A single vape battery tossed in the wrong bin. According to ...

After experiencing three garbage-truck fires in six weeks, officials in Australia have sounded the alarm on the disposing of lithium-ion batteries in the trash or curbside recycling, according to ...

In the Q3 FY23 earnings call, Waste Connections' management disclosed landfill issues in California and Texas. They incurred an additional $6 million in operating expenses this quarter for their ...

Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it didn’t handle hazardous waste correctly at its California sites, including the main Fremont factory. This case sheds light on the ...