Even among plastics labeled "biodegradable," some break down readily while others persist for long periods. In experiments ...

In this episode on Tekniq, In this episode on Tekniq, we explore the activities pertaining to landfilled waste, a gigantic recycling facility in Malmo, Sweden, followed by the tedious process of ...

Water running off busy roads in California carries the pollutant 6PPD-quinone at levels that could harm two endangered fish species.

Scientists have discovered a remarkable “Pac-Man enzyme” that helps bacteria devour certain types of plastic and may offer new hope in the fight against plastic pollution. Researchers found that ...

The Franklin County Sanitary Landfill is expected to reach its capacity in 40 years due to regional population growth. About 75% of the material in the landfill, primarily food and cardboard, could be ...

A Minnesota man was found guilty of killing his teenage son, whose remains were found in a landfill after he vanished for over a month. Jordan Dupree Collins Sr., who represented himself during his ...

They are durable, cheap and everyday life is now hardly imaginable without them: plastics. More then 400 million metric tons are produced every year. As a large proportion is only insufficiently ...

The Twin Cities metro area is on track to get its first new landfill in more than half a century, marking what state officials call “a significant milestone.” Dem-Con Landfill’s proposed landfill in ...

The City Beat is a free Monday newsletter bringing Concord’s biggest local stories and city updates straight to your inbox. Sign up Casella Waste Systems will close its Bethlehem landfill at the end ...

Researchers at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro used brewer's spent grain, the brewing industry's most abundant solid waste, as the primary substrate to produce a protease enzyme via ...

Environmentalists are slamming Starbucks for falsely claiming its plastic cups are “widely recyclable,” after an investigation could not confirm a single one being recycled. Vermont-based Beyond ...

Every year, the textile industry discards millions of tons of wool waste, a protein-rich material that most often ends up in landfills. A research team at Xiamen University has now found a strikingly ...