People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated, or stored in engineered ponds such as ...

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...

This was for the first time that the “end-of-life fate” of plastic around the globe, which had ever been manufactured, had been calculated. The authors did so by collating data on production, use, and ...

Manufacturers add synthetic antioxidants to plastics, rubbers and other polymers to make them last longer. However, the health effects of these compounds, and how readily they migrate into the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in 1988, the Society of the Plastics Industry—now the ...

Deep Isolation, a company founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, launched a “Deep Borehole Demonstration Center” on February 27. It aims to show that disposal of nuclear waste in deep ...

Owners of a waste dumping pit on farmland in Aurora are appealing Marion County’s rejection of their application to restart ...

The project is expected to significantly enhance India’s domestic capacity for recovering critical minerals through advanced ...

Scott W. Tyler, professor of hydrology at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, where he will provide ...