Engineer superbly breaks down how landfills work, and we’ve never been more grateful for science

An engineer explains landfill science and why landfills are surprisingly a low-impact way of dealing with our garbage.

Civil engineering researchers are teaching AI how to sort your recycling

At Stony Brook University, researchers are developing an AI-assisted system to analyze and characterize contaminated items in ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.
Lynnwood Times

Snohomish County takes a moment to celebrate National Public Works Week

From the front lines of county roads to the recycling area of your local transfer station, Snohomish County Public Works is ...

AECOM, Binnies and Ramboll joint venture appointed for Phase 2 of Singapore’s Integrated Waste Management Facility

Binnies and Ramboll today announced that it has been appointed by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) to deliver multi-disciplinary consultancy services for Phase 2 of the Integrated Waste ...
World Bank

Clean Cities, Bright Futures: Accelerating Investment and Reforms in Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries

Between 2003 and 2024, World Bank support has helped to significantly improve solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries. This has been achieved through holistic financing approaches ...