Waste Management

New Plastic Pollution Task Force Downplays Recycling

Johnston Digester Plans to Open This Winter … Really

Wastewater Management Boot Camp Provides Basic Training

New Company Combats Food Waste by Turning Brewery Byproduct into Low-Gluten Flour

Today’s composting toilets are not the equivalent of a port-a-potty stashed away in the basement.

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Food Donations, Recycling and Digester Energy Drive Stop & Shop Toward Zero Waste

Pint-Sized Activists Sock it to Plastic Straws

Living Without Plastic

When most people toss something into their recycling bin, chances are, they don't consider the murky and complex market forces at work that dictate where that item will go and what it's worth after it's picked up at the curb.

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Providence Bag Ban Clears Subcommittee Hurdle

NYC Adopted Composting. Why Can’t Rhode Island?

Waste Diversion On Rhode Island’s College Campuses

JOHNSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digester still isn’t ready, but company officials say it's getting closer to completion. And when it’s operational, New England's largest digester may be a test case for similar facilities in neighboring states with food-diversion laws.

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