At Indonesia’s largest landfill, Bantargebang, waste picker Nur Wencih fears a sweeping government crackdown on open dumping ...

On the morning of 29 June 2026, roughly 140 millimetres of rain fell on Accra in a single day, more than double the heaviest ...

Scientists and entrepreneurs are developing innovative ways to reduce laboratory plastic waste through reusable equipment, ...

A discarded bottle, shopping bag or car part can remain in the waste stream long after its useful life ends. Although plastic ...

A task force developing a region-wide solution to the Willamette Valley’s looming garbage crisis is biased toward landfills, ...

Owen Poole covers today's top tech stories, including: EU countries attempt to regulate popular "prediction markets," Starlink partners with American Airlines ahead of the future SpaceX IPO, and ...

The Delhi government is planning to monetarily incentivise the return of recyclable and non-biodegradable waste under a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), wherein non-biodegradable items may be priced with ...

Food waste has often been regarded as an inevitable by-product of today’s food systems, but tackling it is emerging as a critical lever for climate change mitigation, improved resource use and ...

India’s new solid waste managed rules introduce four-way waste segregation, tighter responsibilities for bulk waste generators, higher landfill fees for mixed waste, and a centralised portal to track ...

Mumbai: For about a year, 10,000 residents of the BARC Cooperative Housing Society in Anushakti Nagar have taken pride in being a “zero-waste society”. A workforce of 40 women manages the 300 kg of ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dec. 3, 2025 — The Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM) at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) are ...

Germany is taking a natural turn in wind energy. A new initiative led by Kiel University of Applied Sciences (HAW Kiel) and boatbuilder Nuebold Yachtbau GmbH aims to build rotor blades made entirely ...