A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...

Household waste constitutes 30–40% of municipal solid waste globally. Separating waste at the household level into compostable, recyclable, and non-recyclable is a crucial first step for local ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste remain as politically fraught as ever. The United States, ...

Jacob Rognhaug As Europe faces mounting pressure to meet its 2030 climate targets, all eyes are on the technologies helping to cut emissions at ...

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Millions of recyclable materials are put into incorrect waste streams every year. The UK startup Greyparrot uses AI to help mitigate environmental harm from improper waste disposal. This article is ...

Editor’s note: This article is published after the passing away of Rod Ewing. The draft manuscript was prepared by both authors. It has been lightly edited for style, length, and clarity. Additional ...

As Mongolian consumption increases, the capital, and its municipalities need a working mechanism to manage the growing amount of waste. Mongolia’s waste sector is in dire need of not only policy ...