There is growing danger in what people are throwing out after a lithium-ion battery burned and exploded at Edmonton’s dump.

Businesses in Edmonton don’t have to recycle or compost — but that could soon change. The city says non-residential sectors generate 70 per cent of waste in Edmonton and half of that is organic waste.

Thanks to its extensive composting and recycling facilities, the city of Edmonton, Canada is already diverting approximately 60 percent of its municipal waste from the landfill. That figure is ...

Edmonton, Alberta, already diverts 60 percent of its waste from landfills but it's seeking to up that to 90 percent. A growing volume of waste has long been viewed as a natural consequence of ...

The city of Edmonton, Alberta, has contracted with SENA Waste Services on a five-year agreement worth approximately $75 million to operate and maintain two key portions of the Edmonton Waste ...

Edmonton, Canada just celebrated the opening of the world’s first waste-to-biofuel facility, which could radically transform the way we deal with our garbage. The Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels and ...

The city of Edmonton, Alberta, has awarded SENA Waste Services, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement North America, a five-year contract to operate and maintain the city’s 64,000-square-foot materials ...

In 2003, the City of Edmonton launched a pilot project to recycle street sand, a program that would go on to win awards and was believed to be the biggest of its kind in North America. Nineteen years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The composting section at Edmonton Waste Management Centre. Edmonton is considering a new bylaw to help divert non-residential ...