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The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services projects that if Granite Staters keep trashing their waste at the same rate, without changes to existing landfill capacity, the state will run out of places to put its refuse in about 10 years. Some lawmakers believe reducing the amount of food waste New Hampshire throws away could be part of the solution

The draft outline includes climate change and environmental justice considerations in the plan for the first time.

There is something about rot and decay – the organic kind, not the political – that I can’t resist.It’s not just the “circle of life” celebration of microbes turning yesterday’s lunch into tomorrow’s topsoil. It’s also the satisfaction of keeping...

Past attempts to pass a bottle bill in New Hampshire have failed, but proponents of the policy think this year could be different, citing a groundswell of public awareness and environmental concern around how the state deals with solid waste.This...

CONCORD — Waste management will be front and center at the New Hampshire Legislature this week, with public hearings on extended producer responsibility and siting new landfills on Tuesday.Landfill sitingJan. 18 will be a marathon of public hearings...