Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A neighborhood fire in Dorset County, England, has spurred local waste management companies to issue a warning about the proper ...

After experiencing three garbage-truck fires in six weeks, officials in Australia have sounded the alarm on the disposing of lithium-ion batteries in the trash or curbside recycling, according to ...

The BLS report shows that refuse and recyclable materials collectors had a lower fatality rate compared to previous years. The 2024 fatality rate was 37.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers (FTE ...