HopfON seeks to reduce the construction industry’s waste, and its planet-warming emissions, by limiting the need for finite resources through hops-made products. Two students in Munich, sipping beers ...

Raffaele Mezzenga has turned chicken feathers into fuel cell membranes, found myriad purposes for the milk protein whey, and used black bean proteins in aerogels for capturing carbon dioxide from air.

As global environmental concerns like greenhouse gas emissions, plastic pollution, and soil degradation continue to intensify, innovators are stepping up to address these challenges head-on. Better ...

Food waste is one of the world's most pressing issues, affecting food security and costing billions in revenue every year. Every year, approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted across the ...

The waste and recycling industry is adopting new systems, technologies and educational programs to manage these materials ...

The world wastes 1 billion meals worth of food every single day. That shocking fact from the U.N. Environment Programme puts into stark terms the massive problem of food waste, which produces ...

In the U.S. alone, a total of 70 million tons of surplus food was generated in 2024, according to the 2026 ReFED U.S. Food Waste Report. Meanwhile, at least 188,000 ...

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Food waste in the U.S. makes up between 30% to 40% of the food supply. Though waste is inevitable, when it ends up in landfills, it can have detrimental impacts on the ...

DOE starts vitrification at Hanford, converting tank waste into durable glass. Plant produced glass that meets disposal standards for lined landfill burial. Vitrification frees double-shell tank space ...