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Cyclist killed by Recology truck in San Francisco

The cyclist was killed on the spot after being hit by a garbage truck.

The discovery could cut plastics decomposition time down to three years.

Republic Services is opening a new landfill in Edinburg, Texas.

A good amount of hospital waste is plastics and some hospitals in Australia are working towards keeping some of it out of landfills.

The Ontario Electronics Stewardship is proposing a way to fix the electronics-recycling deficit.

The station will use landfill waste to power the country’s large trucks.

A $1,500 annual fee will be imposed on electronic recyclers if they want to keep their R2 certification.

As a result, the city of San Diego's waste practices have come under the microscope.

The EPA is expanding their list of possibly dangerous sites across the country.

Restaurants have four years to face regulations prohibiting them from throwing away food scraps.