Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Muyiwa Gbadegesin has said that sorting organic waste is critical to achieving a clean Lagos of about 23 million population and also ...

Construction waste comes in many forms. From scrap materials such as wood, brick, metal and asphalt during construction to broken glass, concrete and rocks during demolition. Some of these materials ...

The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For ...

(Last of two parts) MANILA, Philippines — For environmental groups, landfill disasters such as the April 10 fire in Navotas ...

Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.

You've probably seen it before—leftover food that could have been used, just being thrown away at a restaurant. It happens more often than you think. Every year, restaurants generate millions of tons ...

Once treated as a disposal challenge, sugarcane waste is now being transformed into compostable products that reduce plastic use.