One woman's mission to solve Kansas City's trash problem has turned into an innovative solution for better streets, and she's ...

In Uganda, the toxic components of e-waste get into the country's air, soils and waterways with such absurd ease ...

Garbage pickup has gone digital. Thanks to Oslo, Norway-based startup Sensorita, a new bin monitoring system can help ...

Efforts to target the plastic problem with better recycling, rather than a production cap, ignore how such programs turn ...

The U.N. estimates that the world produces over 430 million metric tons of plastic waste every year globally, with the largest source being single-use packaging. VOA's Valdya Baraputri reports on a ...

Without mitigation measures, the computing infrastructure for large language models could generate 2.5 million tons of ...

New-age startups have the potential to address India’s solid waste management issues, but systemic challenges like rigid tendering and corruption persist. The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi is one of the ...

Modern society has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.

Earlier this year, the city of Nashville hired their very fist ever sold waste director to oversee trash services. Tracey ...

At the same time, disposable diapers give rise to a new set of problems: how to manage the waste generated after the products are used. Even in high-income countries, diaper waste typically ends ...

"It's been amazing." Restaurant owner thrilled after game-changing kitchen investment significantly improves waste management ...

960 million dirty diapers are a big waste problem—what can be done with them by James Wright, Lorna-Grace Okotto and Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain ...