• Feeding native ecosystems with waste

    UC researchers are pioneering the use of treated sewage to restore native plants on Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula.

  • Don't Waste Your Money: Soaring Property Taxes

    John Matarese shows how you can avoid being drowned by property taxes

  • New food waste proposal for Poole

    Introducing food waste collections for Poole and improved simpler recycling are some of the proposals going to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s’ Cabinet next week. If approved, these plans will see food waste collections introduced for Poole households and flats in Bournemouth by 31 March 2026. Residents without access to a bin will be offered […]

  • Don't Waste Your Money: ACA Network Problems

    Many Affordable Care Act plans do not as many in-network hospitals and doctors as regular insurance plans.

  • Nothing goes to waste: turning algae into fertiliser

    Over 4,000 tons of algae has been collected from Costa del Sol beaches in just a month and a half. Luckily, the municipalities have managed to reduce the cost of treating this waste by 50 per cent. The president of the Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental, Manuel Cardeña, announced at the […]

    • WSJ

    He Is Basketball’s Undisputed MVP—of Wasting Time

    Nikola Jokic was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player last week, and it

  • At last Apple is dumping those pointless, wasteful stickers

    Starting with the new iPads, Apple has finally stopped including the stickers and it is a relief. Not my car. Okay, it's partly a relief just for me because I happen to have papyrophobia -- I am a writer who is afraid of paper. It's like an OCD thing and I'm fine with US Letter or A4 scripts. If those are torn, or if you give me a Post-It Note, I am in trouble. Consequently, every single time I've bought a new Mac, or an iPhone, or an iPad, there has been a moment of wincing distaste...

  • Springfield’s last day for hazardous waste collection

    Springfield’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will collect hazardous waste on Saturday.

  • Dutch regulator issues permit for Urenco waste store

    The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection has granted the final permit to Urenco for the construction and operation of a new radioactive waste storage facility at its Almelo site. The uranium enrichment company was last year granted permission to build the facility prior to the permit being issued.

  • Fast fashion is wasteful, and thrifting is flawed. The solution: swap!

    from the DIY Climate Changers, a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisisJannine Mancilla, 32, and Nicole Macias, 34, bonded over a shared love of DIY fashion and hand-me-downs, and frustrations with an environmentally destructive industry and a throwaway culture that creates huge amounts of waste. So they came up with a radical idea: asking people to offer up their old clothes – for free. Their Los Angeles clothing swaps have grown from humble origins to...

    • CHCH

    Dozens strike at Waste Management Canada in Stoney Creek

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Unifor workers at Waste Management Canada Corporation in Stoney Creek have been striking for almost a week now. They’re drivers, mechanics, and technicians servicing commercial businesses in Hamilton, Niagara, Brantford, and surrounding regions. There are 60 workers striking in total, and the union says they are out here because they are constantly forced to work overtime and don’t […]

  • Simonpietri Enterprises Turns Demolition and Construction Waste into Energy

    2024 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: President Joelle Simonpietri helps supply O‘ahu with renewable gas and jet fuel, with new ventures on the way.