The problem is difficult to overstate. The European Union alone generated approximately five million tons of electronic waste in 2022. The U.S., for its part, produces ...

Over 80 percent of the e-waste generated ends up in landfills or incinerators – which results in chemicals leaching into the ...

A new UN report finds that more and more electronic waste, or e-waste, is being produced worldwide—recycling efforts are not ...

Current state policies aren't enough to curb food waste. Study shows states are falling short of the reduction goals set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The United States generates ...

The Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025 would reauthorize the U.S. EPA's Brownfields Program, and the Strategies to ...

Matt Travers, a researcher from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, is using robotics to improve e-waste recycling.

The challenge is compounded by South Africa’s landfill crisis—many landfills across the country are expected to run out of space within the next six years if recycling efforts do not accelerate. Image ...

Under the revised EPA definition that excludes recycling, states could divert as little as 11 pounds to as high as 30 pounds per person. Washington could divert close to a third of its current food ...