In a world where life without plastic is no longer imaginable but more sustainability, emissions reductions and the fight against pollution...

Nickolas J. Themelis of the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University tries a new way to calculate the expected methane emissions...

The International day of Zero Waste aims to encourage sustainable consumption and production patterns, supporting the social shift towards...

Two major players in the waste management industry are already adopting smart technology to boost efficiency in the waste sorting process....

Herwart Wilms, Managing Director of REMONDIS, talks with Waste Management World about the necessity of design for recycling, a true...

An innovative sorting system boosts coin recovery from industrial waste incineration and car scrap.

On the occasion of Global Recycling Day on 18 March, the Association of Austrian Waste Management Companies (VOEB) brings many job...

With a new report the European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technologies (ESWET) present their vision of the future for the sector.

The WasteShark collects plastic and other waste. The promising prototype has evolved into a full-fledged water robot that is used to clean...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has presented a study on the analysis of inefficiencies in the plastics value chain and their solutions.

Bioplastics are seen as a promising alternative to conventional plastics. But although they are promoted as biodegradable and compostable,...

The production of bioplastics is constantly growing. Advertised as the green alternative to conventional plastics. Oliver Buchholz of...

Too much of carpet waste still ends up in landfill or incineration. Legislators as well as non-profit organisations try to find more...

Bringing more efficiency into waste management while at the same time reducing the environmental footprint. That is the goal of many...

In January Zero Waste Europe published an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants. Here Prof. Nickolas J....