This is not an uncommon sight in Lowndes County, Alabama: a stream of sewage waste flowing out of a crude pipe and into the surrounding yard of a resident who just flushed a toilet inside their home.

DeKalb County announces no sanitation services on Presidents Day, with a shifted schedule for the rest of the week.

Communities are rethinking residential sanitation as local companies address gaps left by traditional waste systems. Communities are paying more attention to what happens inside the bin as sanitation ...