An inspection found missing signage, improper storage and substandard training at MaineHealth Stephens Memorial Hospital.

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Local governments across the U.S. handle waste management, funding it through taxes and user fees. Until 2018, the U.S. exported huge quantities of recyclable materials, primarily to China. Then China ...

Residents and city councilors in Medford are expressing outrage over a plan to roll back trash service to once every two ...

Three pest control companies have agreed to pay a combined $3.15 million after investigators found they illegally dumped ...

Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Crane Pest Control and Orkin Services agreed to a settlement with a dozen California county ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Trash pickup in Virginia Beach may not happen as scheduled. As of Wednesday morning, over 100 of Virginia Beach Waste Management employees say they are now on a 'stand down' ...

Beginning on January 1, 2026, an additional four-cent charge will be added to each plastic bag sold by retailers and ...

Spokane County residents will pay more for garbage collection and face new fees for disposing of certain appliances starting ...

Three pest control companies that improperly disposed of hazardous waste at dozens of sites around the state and failed to ...

Connecticut legislators have been told for years that a key to solving the state’s waste crisis and lowering costs is to get food scraps out of the waste stream going to the platoon of plants burning ...