Disposing of COVID-19 medical waste puts an increasing strain on our waste and recycling systems. One problem arises when people try to recycle masks, which cannot be recycled traditionally. Private ...

Tossing leftovers isn't just wasting food. Experts say it's destroying the planet. But as much as the problem is massive, fixing it can be simple. The United States is a global leader on a number of ...

Four hundred million tons of toxic waste are produced each year. Just imagine that for a moment — that’s 70 Great Pyramids of Giza combined. It’s not something most of us take into account when ...

I am proud to be one of the developers of what is today called human-centered design. That is design that always starts off understanding the needs, capabilities, and desires of people. It has four ...

A recent study has found that India will generate over 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047 if it does not scale up ...

If you buy a smoothie in Portland, Oregon, the drink might come in a compostable plastic cup, a choice a thoughtful owner might make to make their operations more sustainable. You might think, at a ...

"It is providing a solution." Officials launch innovative partnership to solve major problem with common waste: 'I'm very ...

AS LEARNED commissions debate whether to declare a new human-dominated era of geological time – the Anthropocene – we are already making facts on and under the ground. The new focus is to be welcomed.

In a report cited by Autocar, UK-based circular economy battery development firm Aceleron says: “The EV revolution could create more than 11 million tonnes of battery waste worldwide a year in the ...

Nasdaq TradeTalks' climate coverage continues for the month of September as Climate Week NYC returns Sept. 21-28. Key trends that have emerged include the operationalization of innovative solutions ...

The Cold War left many legacies: thousands of nuclear weapons, a large nuclear weapons complex with its attendant personnel and infrastructure—and millions of gallons of dangerously radioactive waste ...

Lindsay Krall decided to study nuclear waste out of a love for the arcane. Figuring how to bury radioactive atoms isn’t exactly simple—it takes a blend of particle physics, careful geology and ...