Once essential for curbing the spread of COVID-19, disposable face masks have become a major contributor to environmental pollution and human health concerns.

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Learn how architects utilize material authenticity to reduce waste and enhance the character of contemporary spaces.

Researchers have created a low-lead method to convert CO₂ into solid metal oxalates. Researchers at the University of ...

The arduous process sees the apple cores, spoiled spinach bunches and greasy boxes squeezed, cooked and pummeled for months — all while being fiercely protected from hungry birds — until they are ...

The complex geopolitical and economic forces embedded in his work challenge us to reconsider global systems of consumption.

Waste Management also has its recycling All-Star Program drawings, where it gives away pizza at parties ... “diversion rates,” which is the percentage of total collected material that is not taken to ...

PHNX Materials has devised a way to strip fly ash of sulfur and carbon, impurities that concrete companies would rather avoid. By drawing out those compounds, PHNX preps the fly ash so that it’s ...

Waste material from a hazardous waste landfill in Oregon has now been discovered close to Toledo’s raw water supply. This revelation came as engineers planned to construct an additional water ...

including material bans, recyclability mandates and source reduction, indicating that the impacts of New York’s proposal would be even more severe.” WM drove major spending with its $7.2 billion ...