In the time it takes you to read this sentence — say, four seconds — the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely out of fossil fuels. That’s about 53,000 metric tons an hour, ...

The amount of waste produced by the construction industry adds up to more than a third of the overall waste produced each year in the European Union. And it’s no better in the U.S. Stateside, the ...

Food gets wasted at every point in the system. It happens on farms, at factories, in grocery stores and at restaurants. But as we reported in our food waste explainer, the biggest share of wasted food ...

In Nigeria, where unemployment and environmental pollution continue to escalate, some individuals are finding innovative ways to turn waste into a source of livelihood. One such person is Mutiat ...

The hard part is done. Now for the very hard part. Broward officials spent years hammering out what they’ve called the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Draft Master Plan. It calls for rethinking ...