Waste Management

Nonprofit Project Teaches Schools How to Reduce Food Waste

Providence Steps Up Efforts to Divert Food Waste and Boost Composting

11th Hour Racing to Divert Waste, Limit Water Bottle Use at Newport Marathon

New Bottle Bill Lands in House; Would Add 10-Cent Deposit on Beverage Containers, Including Nips

Bella Quiroa and Emma Pautz want more schools to divert their food scrap from the landfill.

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Bills Would Boost State Composting Infrastructure

Municipal Recycling Rates Remain Abysmal

Johnston Anaerobic Digester Odors Causing Problems for Neighbors

Most plastic material in Rhode Island isn’t actually getting recycled, it’s getting buried in the landfill with all of the other trash.

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URI Students Display Hundreds of Plastic Bottles on Quad to Support Bottle Bill

When Sally Sells Seashells by the Seashore, Do They End Up in a Landfill?

Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility Target of Class-Action Lawsuit

Fiberglass does not biodegrade, it does not corrode, and it's nearly impossible to recycle into something else. Recycling programs won’t accept it.

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Rhode Island Metals Buys 9-Acre Site Next to Its Allens Avenue Scrapyard

Picking Up Nips Presents Great Challenge for Litter Patrollers

Pediatrician Describes Health Risks and Solutions to Country’s Plastics Problem