This week's top stories from Waste360.com include the importance of battery recycling, a change at president for the U.S. Plastics Pact, and more.

In 2014, Latin America generated approximately 541,000 tons of waste daily, with projections suggesting this figure will reach 671,000 tons by 2050. A third of this waste ends up in open dumps or ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Grand Rapids-based startup that turns scrap wood into biomass for renewable energy production has raised $3.75 million in seed funding that it plans to use to strengthen ...

Every now and then, I check in with our recycling hauler to uncover the rogue items sneaking into recycling carts or drop-off spots, where they absolutely do not belong. The top five offenders ...