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, ...

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Despite facing a bevy of fiscal woes, the V.I. Waste Management Authority plans to shell out millions of dollars to install and operate an untested solid waste reduction system at the Anguilla ...

Quest Diagnostics, one of America’s largest medical testing companies, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that it improperly disposed of hazardous chemicals, medical waste and patient ...

This article by Lily Baum Pollans, Hunter College is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, ...

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, ...