Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (WM) has agreed to conduct a study to identify gaps in recycling infrastructure as a way to help boost the plastic recycling rate in the United States. The study ...

One of the sneakiest carbon culprits might be sitting right on the curb, according to a recent study by Yale researchers. Led by Yuan Yao, assistant professor of industrial ecology and sustainable ...

Each year, the eighth grade Family & Consumer Sciences class at Indus studies waste management from a consumer point of view to learn how individuals and families can contribute to a cleaner ...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has focused largely on the impact of public health, a FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researcher is interested in a different environmental focus: solid waste management.

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

The City of Colorado Springs said it has completed a plan informed by the community in an effort to reduce waste, expand ...

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Bundled cardboard sits at the end of the cardboard conveyor at the WM of Colorado recycling facility in Colorado Springs on May 2, 2025. Colorado Springs and the state are preparing to launch programs ...