In places like Indonesia, plastic refuse is often burned in unregulated low-tech furnaces that pose grave health risks.

As the country's trash mountains reach a tragic breaking point, local grassroots successes offer a sustainable roadmap out of a looming national waste emergency.

SCHENECTADY - A pilot program with the University at Albany may help city leaders address the vexing issue of preventing property owners from dumping large amounts of trash and bulk items at the curb ...