Following a string of recent fires caused by improperly disposed cigarette butts, Naval District Washington (NDW) Fire and Emergency Services leaders are calling on smokers to use caution and common ...

In an effort to drive down the production cost of biodiesel, researchers have developed an eco-friendly way of extracting triacetin, a combustion-enhancing additive, from an abundant waste source: ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Following a fatal fire this week, local fire departments are reminding the public that cigarettes burn very slowly, so even when you think you put it out, it can still ignite a fire ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters are stressing the importance of properly disposing of cigarettes and similar products after failure to do so reportedly caused a structure fire. According to the ...

Dear Eartha, my coworker keeps throwing her e-cigarettes into our trash at work. I know they can’t go into regular recycling, but do they really go in the trash? When we talk about e-cigarettes and ...