"This protocol is highly efficient in terms of both time and material usage." Scientists create innovative technique using sunlight to break down garbage first appeared on The Cool Down.

Dutch inventor Boyan Slat has developed a system that uses ocean currents to collect plastic waste. Experts consider this approach a promising large-scale solution, first and foremost because it is ...

Five large patches of trash swirling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans serve as a crushing reminder that the ocean bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, with more than 11 million ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ...

Around 1.5 billion people around the world do not have access to garbage collection services, and how they dispose of their plastic waste has become a serious environmental problem. Most of these ...

An environmentally conscious biotechnologist in Kazakhstan has raised an army of trash-eating black soldier flies to help clean up the country's struggling waste management industry. In Kazakhstan, ...

Experts caution against gaps in implementation that have dogged garbage disposal and sanitation in India for decades.

This footage reveals the harsh reality of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Once a vital lifeline for the city, it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you spot new nets in the Wicomico River, they are part of Salisbury's new approach to reducing pollution in its public ...