Scientists at Cornell University aim to ease the process of plastic waste chemical recycling.

Two EPFL engineers developed a new method for tackling plastic pollution. They are harnessing the inner workings of proteins.

Waste Management World looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting how health care waste will be managed in the future

Certified compostable bioplastics are doing their share to alleviate plastic pollution, but they can’t be depended upon to reverse the...

A Dutch company has developed an innovative way to convert asbestos and Chrome-6 contaminated steel into a high-value product.

With rare earths becoming increasingly rare, excavating e-waste grows ever more important, despite extraction challenges.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will impose stricter wastewater disposal standards on coal-fired power plants.

Legislative measures supporting wastewater treatment have gained traction in the US these past few months.

In the global move to replace plastic packaging, seaweed represents an untapped opportunity. Bioplastic made from this material eschews the...

Plastic packaging thrived during the early stages of the pandemic. Now British retailers are set on reversing that development.

The new EU single-use plastic ban limits may restrict companies from developing sustainable innovations.

International collaboration provides development of first wastewater treatment facility in town with a population of over one million.

The skyrocketing quantity of textile waste fast fashion is considered one of the biggest technological problems in the circular economy....

Industrial wastewater is facing tougher regulation, and tighter limits on nutrient discharge are being imposed to secure the quality of...

More and more often, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are being identified as the cause of fires at landfills and waste treatment facilities....