Most contaminated waste materials generated from excavation of construction job sites are either buried in landfills or burned. There are fewer than 10 plants in the U.S. that wash and clean soil for ...

Tracking individual enzymes during the breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production has revealed how several roadblocks slow this process when using plant material that might otherwise go to waste.

A nearly two month long study is underway at the Hanford cleanup site, in southeast Washington state. It’s looking at a new stack on the Waste Treatment Plant — and how to keep too many chemical ...

A $70 million plant is being constructed in LaPorte County, Indiana, to convert food waste into natural gas and soil nutrients. The plant will process up to 200 tons of organic material daily, ...

Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste ...