The Comox Valley Waste Management Centre is temporarily not accepting renovation drywall after material containing asbestos ...

Asbestos, in various types and forms, is still widely used in many countries for many applications, including uses in building materials, various processes, transport devices, etc. However, many ...

Millions of tonnes of asbestos are being removed from buildings around the world – can this dangerous mineral be disposed of permanently? Or even be put to good use? At a small industrial unit in ...

Question: My 1970s cottage-cheese acoustic ceiling has been lab-tested and found to contain asbestos. Is it legal for me as a homeowner to remove the acoustic material if I use the proper safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters at the Calabasas Landfill in February. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Federal contractors tasked with clearing ash ...

The amount of asbestos and other hazardous waste being dumped at Havre des Pas has fallen by 97% in the past three years, the ...

Federal contractors tasked with clearing ash and debris from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires improperly sent truckloads of asbestos-tainted waste to nonhazardous landfills, including one where ...