The discovery of high levels of heavy metals in a popular fire retardant has added to long-running concerns from ...

Teton County asks residents who have oil-based paints, poisons, flammable solvents and certain other kinds of household hazardous waste to safely store them in a shed or garage until the ...

The City of Ada is hosting Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, Dec. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex.

Staff sorts the hazardous waste materials, and puts what’s still usable on shelves for other residents to take.

The is the second federal Environmental Protection Agency fine the company has had to pay this year. Read Story ...

A team of researchers have tested several wildfire suppressants, estimating that these materials have released approximately 850,000 pounds of toxic metals into the  environment in the Western United ...

inspectors found several violations of the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act and was operating as an unpermitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility. The material included ...

Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by California officials accusing the company of illegally disposing of hazardous waste across landfills throughout the state.

As part of the settlement, Walmart agreed to continue operating and maintaining its hazardous waste programs and make modifications necessary to comply with changes in California’s Hazardous Waste ...

According to Burrtec Waste Management, they find hazardous materials being placed in the wrong bin "more often than not." Common household hazardous wastes include but are not limited to ...

Walmart illegally dumped more 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints and other hazardous waste into ...

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Walmart WMT.N will pay $7.5 million to resolve charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed of hazardous and medical waste from its facilities into California ...