WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in a major setback for cities that burn ordinary trash collected from residents, ruled yesterday that toxic ash from incinerators cannot be buried in regular landfills.

After throwing out a banana peel, you probably never think about it again. When you put trash cans at the curb each week, you also likely don’t wonder what happens to the waste. Yet the moment that ...

Washington — Environmentalists and industry experts widely expect the first federal standards for the waste generated from coal burned for electricity to treat the ash like household garbage, rather ...

SYRACUSE. N.Y. - The proposed ash-for-trash deal between Onondaga and Cortland counties failed a critical test Thursday night when the Cortland County Legislature rejected a proposal to import waste ...

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:24:35 GMT — Onondaga C ounty legislators had a lot more to consider Tuesday than simply accepting a draft environmental impact statement on a plan to exchange trash for ash with ...

Bricks made of discarded glass and recycling-waste ash have been shown to insulate better than regular bricks, while also requiring less energy to produce. And of course, they additionally use ...