Nigeria has yet to be at par with the most environmentally friendly practices for its waste disposal system. Yet, it is one of the largest producers of waste in Africa. A recent United Nations ...

Dublin, April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Waste Management Market by Waste Type (Hazardous Waste, E-Waste, Municipal Solid Waste, Medical Waste ...

Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Scientists have now developed a technology that converts a conventionally unrecyclable mixture of ...

If you still lack the motivation needed to kick-start your recycling efforts but appreciate energy efficiency, a team of chemists may have just the innovation to get your engines revving. The new ...

A proposed US ban on the export of electronics waste won't accomplish its goal of stopping crude methods of recycling "e-waste" -- especially junked computers -- that are resulting in environmental ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A Cornell University-led research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon ...

Rubber tires are built to last, but that durability makes them a nightmare to recycle. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) have developed a mild, ...