EditorialA landfill in Vacaville, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2022. The new state law requires cities and counties to reduce organic waste going to landfills by 75 percent by 2025. (Andri Tambunan/The New York Times)
EditorialFood scraps and yard waste make up a third of everything New Yorkers throw away, and, once in a landfills, they release vast amounts of planet-warming methane. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)
EditorialPalestinian artists participate in a youth initiative, entitled "the sea is ours", by recycling solid waste to create an entertainment cafe on the beach of the Mediterranean sea, Gaza city, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 03 Jul 2021
EditorialNew York City gutted a nascent composting program that could have kept tons of food waste out of landfills. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)
Editorial In New York City, if everything recyclable were sorted and recycled, some 68 percent of residential trash and 75 percent of commercial trash could be kept out of landfills. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)