Coffee grounds have been tested in a laboratory setting for their potential use as a cleanup agent of common agricultural runoff, suggesting that along with compost,...
A Dubai-based company Lootah Biofuels is producing biodiesel from used cooking oil bringing sustainable transportation options to a major oil-producing country. The result is a fuel...
A restaurant in England has been able to employ 22 full and part-time staff serving food rescued from landfills to people on a “pay-as-you-can” basis. This...
When New Hampshire resident Jake McAlpin accidentally threw away his daughter’s favorite stuffed animal, the town leadership took a whole day out to help find it....
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Spectators of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be watching the aquatic events from seats made of plastic collected in recycling bins from around the...
Scientists have taken pollutant phosphorus from wastewater and infused it into a soil superfood called biochar to really “close the loop” on several widespread agricultural practices....
Of South Korea’s countless kilograms of annual food scraps, very few will ever end up in a landfill. This is because of two reasons—the first is...
“You make it, you recycle it.” A new poll found that half of Americans believe major companies need to be accountable for the waste their products...
An English woman has found her calling and recycled more than 2,000 pounds of trash after setting up a drop-off point in her garden shed for...