Dan Rather called it “the most watched load of garbage in the memory of man.” It was 1987. A small town businessman had what seemed like a promising idea, to transport New York trash ... Read more
OSLO — This is a city that imports garbage. Some comes from England, some from Ireland. Some is from neighboring Sweden. It even has designs on the American market. “I’d like to ... Read more
SEATTLE — When an office building here that bills itself as the world’s greenest officially opens later this month, it will present itself as a “living building zoo,” with docents ... Read more
Last year, two inspectors from California’s hazardous waste agency were visiting an electronics recycling company near Fresno for a routine review of paperwork when they came across a warehouse the size ... Read more
Perhaps Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg did not notice the Coca-Cola supersign at his back, shimmering in Times Square’s late morning cold on Friday. Maybe he missed some of the visitors passing ... Read more
It is the most humble of vessels for New York City foodstuffs, ubiquitous at Chinese takeout joints and halal street carts. In pre-Starbucks days, coffee came packaged in its puffy embrace. But ... Read more
WICHITA FALLS — The idea of turning treated sewage into drinking water may give some people pause. But with lake levels having officially dropped below 40 percent of capacity on Tuesday, ... Read more