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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The recycling industry is drowning in secrets that put our oceans, and the Earth’s future, at risk. When I started a social enterprise to keep plastic out of oceans, I was horrified to encounter a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Lindsay Krall decided to study nuclear waste out of a love for the arcane. Figuring ...

Research found Brits would eat enough tubs of sweets over Christmas that, if laid down together, would stretch out to nearby ...

Jess Schreiber started FABSCRAP to curb commercial textile waste and inspire an ethos of sustainability across the design cycle. Jess Schreiber grew up in rural New Mexico. She enjoyed camping and ...

This is first part of what will be an occasional series about food waste in Memphis. Memphis loves food — up until it lands in the trashcan. But a group of Memphians and their organizations are ...

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 ...