THERE is a version of the global waste story which is often presented in a way that portrays the Global South as the main problem to be addressed. This is highlighted by a map of the world dotted with ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the ...

Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of many rare-earth elements in plants, ...

The nonprofit commissioned environmental analyses of mechanically recycled cotton yarn, thermomechanically recycled polyester ...

The recovery of the ozone layer in Earth's stratosphere could be delayed by several years, according to an international ...

EU researchers are turning carbon emissions from urban waste into everyday household products—from cleaning liquids to ...

Measures to curb plastic pollution rely energy intensive technologies that have fallen short of reducing pollution ...

For two decades, the federal government has classified the heated chambers used to break down plastic waste as incinerators, ...