Have you ever wondered exactly what happens to your trash, recyclables and compost after you throw it away? WEMU’s Caroline ...

Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

The culturally embedded phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” often is associated with trash: how much you create and what you do with it. Its origin can be traced back to the 1970s, after the growing ...

Bet you didn’t know that half the files on your computer have not been used since the day they were created. And the answer to getting rid of them efficiently can be found in your garbage can.

While recycling campaigns can help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are now saying that it’s masked the glaring problem of over-production and de-emphasized other waste reduction ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this week Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used ...