For many Nigerian women, access to sanitary pads remains a challenge. Even those who can obtain them, the prevalence of ...

The apparel industry has a waste problem of epic proportions. Every year, Americans alone chuck 32 billion pounds of textiles in the trash with the same casual ease as they would a banana peel or an ...

Nigerian student Raheema Auwal-Panti is attracting international attention for an innovation that tackles two major ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by mid-century but only if cities and companies invest in the right disposal ...

Binghamton PhD student Tianzheng Liu, left, and Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Sha Jin have developed a method to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic. According to the U.S.

Plastic bins overflow, trash sacks line the streets, and improvised storage areas continue to fill as residents wait for collection trucks that have yet to arrive. In Barangay 76-A Bucana, 47-year-old ...

Even the most rigorous testing cannot fully capture the complexity of the real world – but it can help guide our choices. In ...

Health authorities in Greater Noida are urging improved waste segregation in high-rises to prevent mosquito breeding and disease outbreaks ahead of monsoon.

According to the Urban Development Department, nearly 50 per cent of Maharashtra is urbanised. The state generates about 24,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily, of which 50–60 per cent ...

Uttarakhand’s Himalayas face a growing waste emergency. But the new waste rules, circular economy hubs and reward-linked ...