EnduraCure is developing degradable materials to address e-waste, led by Dennis Pruzan and based on research from the University of Utah.

In a new report released this week, the United Nations said the amount of electronics waste worldwide is growing even as efforts to recycle it may be falling even further behind targets. The Global ...

Re: “How a small Minnesota town was left with a giant pile of wind turbine blades” [Aug. 17, Business]: There are no laws that require wind turbine or solar companies to take care of their wind ...

With microplastics now ubiquitous in everything from sugar and fish to tap water and air, people unwittingly ingest an average of 285 bits of plastic each day. Over the course of a week, that’s the ...

New York City has a trash problem. It’s everywhere, and it’s unavoidable. Our sidewalks are piled high with garbage bags and overflowing bins, and the stench lingers over the city. How can the ...

Once upon a time, before marijuana became legal (or partly legal) in most of the U.S., the only plastic involved with a pot transaction might have been a small baggie and a disposable lighter. (Or, ...

The greatest innovations occur in the toughest of times, and I think that most of us agree that these are very challenging times. In Tennessee, one of our challenges is that we have a trash problem.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An author, speaker, and consultant, I explore the world's industries. Feb 28, 2025, 01:32pm EST The renaissance in attitudes ...

The problem of nuclear reactor waste will have to be resolved as nuclear energy becomes more frequently adopted as the world’s source of power. No one is pro nuclear waste. Simply, nuclear waste is a ...