Millions of tonnes of asbestos are being removed from buildings around the world – can this dangerous mineral be disposed of permanently? Or even be put to good use? At a small industrial unit in ...

The furniture industry is quietly fuelling a waste crisis. Every year, millions of sofas, chairs, and sideboards, many still perfectly usable, end up in landfills. Fast furniture, like fast fashion, ...

Renewable energy waste is a growing problem due to the increasing use of solar panels and wind turbines. Improper disposal of renewable energy equipment can lead to environmental and health problems.

A recent study has found that India will generate over 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047 if it does not scale up ...

Smart tech from startup Winnow has already helped Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall restaurant reduce waste by a third One third of all food produced for human consumption isn’t eaten, and the hospitality ...

The key word is TOGETHER. The first step to solve our waste problem is to accept our own personal role in creating the problem of waste. The so-called crucial behavioral change, the much-needed ...

Back in early 2016, British TV chef and food writer Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall continued his ‘War on Waste’ series by looking at how difficult it is to recycle disposable coffee cups, despite many ...

This article is part of a special report, The Recycling Myth. You separate your trash, leave it to be collected and then it gets sorted in a waste facility, after which it's turned into new things — ...

There is waste and then there is electronic waste or e-waste. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2030 the amount of e-waste generated will be north of 80 million tonnes. Currently, ...

Coronavirus has made medical waste more visible than ever, but the environmental footprint of healthcare goes much further – and reducing it could save lives. When surgeon Claire Teves* (not her real ...

A third of all food produced worldwide is never eaten. But how easy is it to reduce our food waste? Two students have been finding out. "That's not a very pleasant smell," says Loughborough University ...