Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.

Scientists are finding ways to recover nutrients from food waste, turning discarded scraps into ingredients, supplements, and ...

VALDES PENINSULA, Argentina, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Mountains of plastic waste from the fishing industry have covered the coast along the Valdes Peninsula in Argentina's Patagonia, threatening the lives of ...

If current practices continue, emissions from the global plastics system—including greenhouse gases, toxic chemicals, and air pollutants generated during production and disposal—could double health ...

As the world desperately searches for a way out of its global climate change and plastic pollution crises, nations are increasingly turning to burning municipal waste to make fuel as a solution to ...

A Ph.D. researcher may have cracked a code that could ultimately benefit businesses, consumers, and public health — and his lucrative quest is just beginning. William Sheard discussed his mission to ...

Indonesia’s largest environmental group reported that air quality around Surabaya’s Benowo waste-to-energy plant frequently exceeded World Health Organization safety limits, with pollution spreading ...

Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) — conglomerated waste often composed of up to 50% plastic — is being burned globally in waste-to-energy incinerators, cement kilns, paper mills, and by other industries.