Volunteers spend the day cleaning up the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is looking a little cleaner thanks to about 180 volunteers.
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Large item picking coming soon in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Large item collection days are coming soon in La Crosse. There will be one collection day per home set for the normal recycling collection day. Collection starts on May 11th. Items should not be out…
Winona Hazardous Waste Facility to reopen
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT) - The Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Winona is set to reopen. The facility near downtown Winona will be by appointment only, when it reopens Friday. The…
Student recycles plastic waste into clothing
University of Michigan student Jackson Riegler is turning plastic waste from the Great Lakes into sustainable clothing.
Nations agree to restrict global plastic waste trade
The governments of 187 countries have agreed to control the movement of plastic waste between national borders, in an effort to curb the world's plastic crisis -- but the United States was not among them.
We're throwing out more garbage, making waste collectors happy
Wall Street loves trash.
Waste Audit reviews recycling habits at Western Technical College
A waste audit is giving area residents the chance to consider what they are putting in the trash.
Solving Everest's mounting poop problem
When climbing enthusiasts take a stab at the highest mountain in the world, thinking about their bodily waste is probably low on their list of priorities.
Whale had 64 pounds of plastic, waste in stomach
When a young sperm whale washed up on a beach in southern Spain, scientists wanted to know what killed it. They now know: waste.
La Crosse city preparing to accept brush and yard waste
There is still a little snow on the ground in La Crosse, but the city is preparing for your yard waste.
