A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: ...

The data shows increased composting and anaerobic digestion in 2024, though retailers’ still wasted $26.9 billion worth of ...

A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...

Virginia-based Jefferson Lab is leading a project to transform nuclear waste into usable electricity while also drastically reducing its radioactive life.

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In experiments, black soldier fly larvae ate spoiled food, sewage sludge or livestock manure, and removed most human-pathogenic viruses.

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Scientists succeed in using bacteria and discarded bread to replace fossil fuels in an innovative sustainable industrial ...

Napa officials expect a system that recovers natural gas from organic waste and uses it to power garbage trucks will be up ...

Food waste will be transformed into compost and energy, but not all councils will be ready in time.

NASA and ACS research explore how recycling human and plant waste could create nutrient-rich soils for lunar and Martian greenhouses, supporting Artemis and future missions.