Slopes are an important measurement in a landfill because they dictate how the airspace is used. Adjusting the cells from a 4 ...

The work stoppage, led by Teamsters-affiliated employees demanding contract improvements, has now impacted waste collection in parts of King and Snohomish counties. Republic Services, one of the ...

A trash collector strike in the Boston area is entering its fifth week with no resolution in sight, leading to overflowing ...

MARBLEHEAD — What appears to have been a case of spontaneous combustion caused by compacted trash brought most of the town’s Fire Department to the Woodfin Terrace transfer station about 10:30 ...

Roseville police chief says searchers are ‘beaten up and tired’ A Priority Waste garbage truck enters the Pine Tree Acres landfill on 29 Mile Road in Lenox Township earlier this week.

According to the Streetsboro Fire Department, the trash hauler had dumped the burning compacted garbage onto the surface of a parking lot after noticing the contents of the truck was on fire.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A woman fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage and was later rescued from a trash truck that compacted the contents while she was inside, ...

The compacted trash is not usually on the top deck where it could fall overboard, he said. A Navy crew planned to pick up the trash from the beaches, Brown said. ___ ...

Bondad Landfill in La Plata County near Ignacio has three remaining waste cells, areas for waste to be dumped, compacted and buried, across about 40 acres, said Mike McComb, a Fort Lewis College ...

"Once waste is delivered to the Outer Loop Facility, it is spread, compacted, compressed and covered by our highly trained personnel. As waste decomposes, it creates landfill gas, a renewable fuel ...