Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why ...

Laminate pulled from a solar panel before recycling. Image: Solarcycle. As solar power projects mature, panels increasingly lose efficiency. What do operators do with solar panels once they have ...

Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgments, new research argues. The ...

The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For ...

Recycling old batteries “keeps you safe, keeps the waste industry safe, keeps the first responders safe and responsibly sees that battery reach a proper end of life,” said Michael Hoffman, president ...

Sustainable practices slowly but surely are coming to the medical space. A proof-of-concept pilot project in the dialysis department at a major hospital in Belgium reportedly has shown that ...