Tourism generates staggering waste in Bar Harbor, according to a survey carried out by University of Maine researchers this past summer. The 25 Bar Harbor restaurants that responded to the ...

A new survey reveals that the domestic burning plastic waste is widespread in cities across the Global South, a practice ...

Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.

Millions of recyclable materials are put into incorrect waste streams every year. The UK startup Greyparrot uses AI to help mitigate environmental harm from improper waste disposal. This article is ...