Discover the top 5 innovative ideas for reusing waste, showcasing how researchers are transforming garbage into valuable resources. From converting beer brewing byproducts into batteries to generating ...

Municipal solid waste tossed out by Americans totaled more than 2.7 million tons in 2008, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That equates to 1.6 percent of the entire amount of MSW that ...

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, ...

A fourth-generation member of a New York waste-hauling family, Adam Pasquale had been working in the industry for nearly two decades when he came up with an idea: create a carting company that doesn’t ...

HEIDELBERG, Germany (April 15, 2008) -- Recycling is a concept the German community has adopted with vigor, and U.S. Army Europe and Installation Management Command-Europe officials are trying to ...

The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $1.1 million in funding to support 13 businesses and organizations focused on expanding recycling and reuse ...

While members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency separated trash from the recycling on one side of building 1982 at Fort Riley, on the other side, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was ...

Canada’s environmental department is prioritizing the issue of plastic waste from the apparel and textile industry—and it’s turning to the public for feedback as it charts the path forward. The ...