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

For months now, the accumulated garbage on the streets of several Cuban cities has become part of the urban landscape.

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

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

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

Recycling is one of those mundane things that seems easy, but the specifics get surprisingly complicated. Putting the wrong ...

The main risk inside the storage facility is the chemical toxicity of uranium hexafluoride gas and fluoride compounds ...

Uganda is at a critical environmental crossroads. Like many nations in the Global South, it faces a growing plastic pollution crisis, driven by rapid urbanisation, limited waste infrastructure ...

The funding will fully cover the cost of two e-waste recycling events in summer 2025 — one in Greeley and one in Severance — as well as two additional events in 2026, according to a Weld County news ...

However, improper disposal of these batteries in standard waste bins poses severe safety hazards.In January alone, over 60 fire incidents were reported at the Hiriya Recycling Park, including two ...