Different nuclear waste strategies release vastly different amounts of iodine-129. A new study compares global approaches.

Effective wastewater treatment relies on the recycling of activated sludge (RAS) to sustain microbial activity in aeration ...

Why going back to basics matters. By Clay Layne The waste industry is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. In the past few years the waste ...

Nuclear waste and a hydrogen economy may seem poles apart, but a new study by the University of Sharjah claims that spent ...

Walker pointed specifically to Malaysia, now the primary recipient of U.S. e-waste, which also receives similar shipments from Europe and other wealthy nations. According to BAN, U.S. e-waste made up ...

For some, what happens to the contents of your household ‘food bin’ that many councils collect for recycling waste is perhaps even more mysterious than what happens to the plastic in our recycling ...

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources study on food waste in the state found that Iowans on average, throw away 200 pounds ...

Researchers are finding extraordinary new uses for what we throw away. Beet pulp may help crops resist disease, while composted coconut fibers could replace peat moss. Discarded radish and beet greens ...

HANOI – Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, ...