Every day, an average American generates nearly five pounds of waste: Food, paper, plastic, metal, textiles and others. After the truck picks up our trash bags, we usually don’t think about where all ...

By feeding plants with energy and CO₂ from decomposing trash, the dome turns a landfill into an unlikely food source.

Oil and gas companies are investing billions of dollars into landfills, hoping to turn two of their biggest problems -- food waste and methane -- into a new kind of energy solution. NBC News' Morgan ...

With the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Santa Clarita Valley area shut down due to excessive odors as of Jan. 1, can other landfills in Los Angeles County handle the extra volume of trash? That is what a ...

Area residents can expect to see a lot of activity over the next two weeks as the pace of work picks up on an expansion project at the county landfill on the western edge of Sahuarita. Crews and ...

The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a short-term extension to the Days Cove Rubble Landfill’s lease on state park property as officials prepare for its impending closure. The ...