/tags/waste Waste en-US Copyright Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:45:15 GMT /environment/2024-04-16/raleigh-trac-trash-bins-recycle-cardboard Raleigh officials stated the new TRAC bins will serve as a way to keep city sidewalks clear and clean. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:45:15 GMT /environment/2024-04-16/raleigh-trac-trash-bins-recycle-cardboard Sophie Mallinson /business-economy/2014-03-31/manufacturers-brainstorm-to-reduce-reuse-recycle-packaging-materials A growing contingent of manufacturers is working to make products with packaging that won't end up in a landfill.They'll have a workshop devoted to… Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:31:15 GMT /business-economy/2014-03-31/manufacturers-brainstorm-to-reduce-reuse-recycle-packaging-materials Rebecca Martinez /business-economy/2014-01-14/wake-county-landfill-buys-10-more-years The amount of garbage headed to the Wake County has dropped significantly in the past few years.In 2009, the county buried 460,000 tons of garbage. That… Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:50:39 GMT /business-economy/2014-01-14/wake-county-landfill-buys-10-more-years Rebecca Martinez /show/the-state-of-things/2013-08-14/documentarians-track-the-trail-of-trash In the 1950s, the Keep America Beautiful campaign encouraged Americans to stop littering and simply throw away their trash.But where exactly is that… Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:14:11 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-08-14/documentarians-track-the-trail-of-trash Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /environment/2013-08-14/documentarians-track-the-trail-of-trash In the 1950s, the Keep America Beautiful campaign encouraged Americans to stop littering and simply throw away their trash.But where exactly is that… Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:14:11 GMT /environment/2013-08-14/documentarians-track-the-trail-of-trash Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2013-07-17/duke-researchers-design-toilet-that-turns-waste-into-drinking-water Two years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched a research competition called “Reinvent the Toilet,” challenging researchers to create a… Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:32:32 GMT /science-technology/2013-07-17/duke-researchers-design-toilet-that-turns-waste-into-drinking-water Laura Candler /business-economy/2013-02-05/got-trash-nc-residents-throw-away-less North Carolina residents are throwing less trash in the state’s 40 landfills than they have in 22 years. Numbers began trending downward three years ago,… Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:52:54 GMT /business-economy/2013-02-05/got-trash-nc-residents-throw-away-less Catherine Brand /environment/2012-08-13/state-encouraging-better-uses-for-food-waste North Carolina is hoping to find better uses for discarded food. A new study from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources finds that residents… Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:12:00 GMT /environment/2012-08-13/state-encouraging-better-uses-for-food-waste Isaac-Davy Aronson /show/the-state-of-things/2012-07-10/waste-not Tate Rogers never expected to enter the world of waste management, but when presented with the challenge of finding a way to safely extract human waste… Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:31:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2012-07-10/waste-not Alex Granados, Frank Stasio /the-state-of-things/2012-07-10/waste-not Tate Rogers never expected to enter the world of waste management, but when presented with the challenge of finding a way to safely extract human waste… Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:31:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2012-07-10/waste-not Alex Granados, Frank Stasio