Photo Credit: iStock A Wyoming landfill claims to be the first in the nation to divert hazardous e-waste using a process ...

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive. Across the United States, about 97 million metric tons of ...

Recent discussions could be seen as "firing the starter's pistol for collaboration" on how to move forward with addressing ...

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Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...