New York City has a trash problem. It’s everywhere, and it’s unavoidable. Our sidewalks are piled high with garbage bags and overflowing bins, and the stench lingers over the city. How can the ...

More than 2 billion people, about a third of the world’s population, face food insecurity. At the same time, a recent UN report estimated that more than 1 billion metric tons of food went to waste in ...

OPINION: It can be overwhelming trying to visualize the total amount of waste in the world. For instance, each year, the global consumption of single-use disposable cups ranges from 250 to 300 billion ...

Nuclear waste lasts for tens of thousands of years. On some days, it seems, so does litigation over its disposal. In the latest twist, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in ...

Whether it's for work, school or keeping up with friends and family, we all rely on electronic devices for our daily lives. It's likely you are reading this article from a device that uses a battery ...

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions, computer ...

The greatest innovations occur in the toughest of times, and I think that most of us agree that these are very challenging times. In Tennessee, one of our challenges is that we have a trash problem.

EnduraCure is developing degradable materials to address e-waste, led by Dennis Pruzan and based on research from the University of Utah.

SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday said the observance of Zero Waste Month underscores the urgent need for stronger policies ...

Typical to many islands, Puerto Rico has a waste management problem. Typical to the social-political discourse in our country, the U.S. has a media problem. In an effort to salvage some credibility ...

As part of her role at CSIRO, Stephanie Brodie receives funding the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. Britta ...