It’s been just over a decade since the fourth most powerful earthquake of the modern era triggered a tsunami that struck Fukushima on the eastern coastline of Japan, causing thousands of deaths and ...

Researchers suggest a new methodology to assess the environmental impact of the containers used for the collection of urban waste. Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid suggest a new ...

America tosses out tons of old electronics every year from cell phones, laptops, TVs, and even coffeemakers. Basically, anything that can be plugged in or has a battery can be considered electronic ...

When we think about climate change and which things are doing the most damage to our planet what do we think of? Cars, airplanes, burning fossil fuels? Well what about wasted food? According to lots ...

Throwing away food that could still be eaten isn't just a waste of money, it also costs precious resources, hurts the climate, threatens biodiversity and can contaminate our soil with microplastics.

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and ...

InvestigationDespite only appearing at the end of the 19th century, waste has colonized the living world. Besides raising technical challenges, it has also become a field of study for human sciences.

WASHINGTON – A rising mountain of hazardous electronic waste is putting workers in developing countries and the environment at risk. Some of the disused computers, cellphones, televisions and other ...

Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’ The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an “out-of-control plague” of waste ...