Despite existing laws, enforcement remains weak. The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) is legally mandated to regulate environmental pollution, but the persistent pollution at Rainbow ...

Introduction Illegal mining, especially artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), has proliferated across many developing ...

Varying approaches to waste definition and management have made it a challenge to track what happens to the waste we recycle.

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

Palm Beach County created a centralized solid waste authority while Broward County and its cities signed interconnected trash ...

In 2022, the municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal rate was 11,000 tonnes per day, while the per capita MSW disposal rate was 1.5kg per person per day.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

Bulk-solid waste materials present unique handling challenges. Presented here is a discussion on how to navigate those ...