Will Hurst and Fran Williams look at three full‑scale prototype buildings used as testbeds for low‑carbon materials, systems ...

Imagine if everything we threw away had a new life. We talk to pioneering designers whose products are made from waste Humans have always named epochs of history for the materials that define them: ...

What began as a simple idea among community environmental groups has grown into a city-backed model of turning waste into wealth, transforming how residents of Kisumu manage and perceive garbage. At ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Urbanization and rapid population growth in sub-Saharan Africa have significantly intensified the pressure on municipal solid waste management systems. In Ghana, cities like STMA are experiencing ...

We’re starting to see the role of sustainability slowly shifting from an operational topic to a strategic one that can unlock new sources of revenue. As companies begin to understand the potential of ...

What if we turned the world’s growing wastelands of disused plastics into a new kind of sustainable building? The disposal of plastics is a highly visible global problem – from the highest mountains ...

The building industry has been hit by the rising price of materials If you have been involved in any sort of construction project recently, then you will be familiar with all the complaints about the ...

The disposal of plastics is a highly visible global problem – from the highest mountains to the deepest ocean trenches, waste plastic seems inescapable. In natural conditions, plastics are nearly ...