We’ve managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it’s daunting to think about what could be done with the tons upon tons of nonbiodegradable waste. And as much as we are trying to scale back our ...

We’ve managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it’s daunting to think about what could be done with the tons upon tons of nonbiodegradable waste. And as much as we are trying to scale back our ...

Researchers have developed an effective method for converting discarded peanut shells, a common agricultural byproduct, into a valuable porous carbon material known as biochar. With millions of tons ...

New TNO research tackles the core challenge: recycling complex, mixed textile waste that current technologies cannot process.

End-of-life equipment from automotives, electric vehicles, e-waste and decarbonized energy technologies are rapidly emerging secondary raw material sources for valuable critical materials. IDTechEx's ...

In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...

It takes time and effort to turn yard waste into mulch and compost. It doesn't help when people put trash in their bins. Here ...

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 8—A Texas company has struck an agreement to make valuable use of waste material generated at the U.S. Borax mine in Boron in ...

Property owners in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin and Potter Counties can collect waste material free of charge through the spring and summer months. The ...