An engineer explains landfill science and why landfills are surprisingly a low-impact way of dealing with our garbage.

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.

A bulldozer unrolls a tarp to cover the day/s trash at the Santa Maria Landfill to prevent the debris from blowing away Friday. John Zhao, a solid waste engineer for the city, is leaving his post that ...

Between 2003 and 2024, World Bank support has helped to significantly improve solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries. This has been achieved through holistic financing approaches ...