Pay-as-you-throw is a policy that charges people for the amount of trash they toss out. It’s also sometimes called variable-rate pricing or pay-as-you-waste. Many cities and towns around the world, ...

Local governments across the U.S. handle waste management, funding it through taxes and user fees. Until 2018, the U.S. exported huge quantities of recyclable materials, primarily to China. Then China ...

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HOUSTON (AP) — Waste Management has agreed to pay the federal government $5.5 million to settle allegations that it made a practice of using labor in the U.S. illegally. The U.S. Attorney's Office in ...

The company will be hosting a job fair Thursday, July 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Germantown. A news release says starting pay is $15.75 an hour to be a sorter and $16.75 to be a senior sorter. Basic ...