Food waste is a growing problem in our communities, and Detroit is turning to composting to tackle the issue, as reported by Planet Detroit. City officials say the pilot food waste drop-off program ...

OPINION: It can be overwhelming trying to visualize the total amount of waste in the world. For instance, each year, the global consumption of single-use disposable cups ranges from 250 to 300 billion ...

Some fast fashion brands say they use recycled polyester in their clothes, perhaps interested in marketing this as a pro-environment feature. But these materials may actually release more ...

New York City knows it has a waste management problem. The average city household generated 1,899 pounds of trash in 2023. Only around 17 percent of the city’s curbside waste is recycled, despite ...

In this Spotlight Earth episode you are introduced to Mount Trashmore, one of the most popular attractions in Virginia Beach, drawing over a million visitors annually. This fascinating site, once a ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

Prathap Parameswaran, associate professor of civil engineering and university outstanding scholar in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University, works with Parnian ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...