Background: A 33% increase in the risk of congenital anomalies has been found among residents near hazardous waste landfill sites in a European collaborative study (EUROHAZCON). Aims: To develop and ...

The voice on the other end of the phone was frantic. The woman did not know how to properly dispose of her burned-out compact fluorescent light bulb. “It has large amounts of mercury, doesn’t it?” she ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A settlement has been reached regarding allegations from the Hawaii Department of Health that energy company IES Downstream, LLC violated the state’s hazardous waste laws. According ...

NOVELTY, Ohio — A truck carrying hazard waste, reportedly from the East Palestine train derailment site, crashed in a Geauga County community early Tuesday morning. According to a press release issued ...

An undercover sting snared nine garbage haulers allegedly willing to pick up hazardous waste and make it disappear, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control announced Wednesday. At least ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Thousands of contaminated sites exist around the United States due to hazardous waste. These sites include manufacturing facilities, processing plants, landfills, and mining ...

Over the past 20 years, there has been a sudden escalation of hazardous waste produced in developed countries. Americans alone dispose of 130 million cell phones and 50 million computers a year, and ...

With 70 items from dead firefighters strapped to his backpack, firefighter Thomas “Bull” Hill trekked from Key West to Tallahassee on foot in 2018. When he passed through Oakland Park, fire rescue ...

Due to missed collection quotas and growing fire hazards from lithium-ion batteries, environmental activists are demanding a ...

Peoria reminds citizens of risks of improper battery disposal and offers free scheduled household hazardous waste pickup.

CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — As summer approaches, residents in Chemung County might have accumulated household products over the fall and winter that they no longer need. Many of these items are ...