Your trash might be worthless to you, but it’s a multibillion-dollar industry. Some states actually make money on trash, which might be keeping them from finding alternatives.
Officials say the toxic stuff is removed first. Residents say there’s no way to be sure.
After nearly four months of a mandatory waste-sorting plan, the city declares better than expected results.
Market forces are making recycling less profitable.
Residents protest the dump that generates millions in revenue for poor rural area.
