Ruihong Zhang, a UC Davis professor of biological and agricultural engineering, has been working on her anaerobic digester technology for the past decade. Technology invented by a University of ...

By converting waste materials into eco-friendly, high-value fuels, we can close resource loops, reduce dependence on fossil ...

Waste360 asked three waste and recycling experts for their thoughts on what we might expect in the next few years. Here’s ...

RIT researchers have a full plate when it comes to identifying creative and innovative ways to mitigate food waste. The stakes are tremendous. Faced with a growing world population and a shrinking ...

While the word “sustainability” tends to surface thoughts around curbing CO 2 emissions and the corresponding targets and goals, there are other aspects of industrial environments that contribute to ...

With the advent of the Internet of Things, it may seem that technology can make virtually anything "smart." We hear regularly about intelligent transportation systems, electrical grids and vehicles.

Every year, 63 million tons of food go to waste in the United States—that means 40% of all food that’s produced is thrown away. The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) connects ...

Construction waste is a massive problem; it accounts for up to 30 percent of all waste generated worldwide, and is expected to reach 2.2 billion tons globally by 2025. With as much as 30 percent of ...

In the battle against food waste, most industry players are only addressing part of the problem, claims Aidan Mouat, CEO and co-founder of Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, who says through the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about businesses creating a more sustainable economic system. This article is more than 4 years old. “If you’re producing ...

Can blockchain technology help get rid of your garbage? A number of startups working on blockchain-based waste management and recycling solutions think so. To date, two main waste management ...