Construction and renovation projects generate massive amounts of waste, much of which may still hold material value. Concrete, asphalt, wood and metals often le ...

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

About 2 billion tons of waste are discarded every year, a number that is growing annually, the equivalent to the weight of 10 million airplanes. When this waste is buried in landfills, the organic ...

According to Israeli-based materials development company, UBQ Materials Ltd., “Two billion tons of household waste are generated each year, and this number is expected to double by 2050.” ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.

Global material crises are imminent. In the very near future, recycling will no longer be a choice made by those concerned about the environment, but a necessity for all. This means a paradigm shift ...

Today's electric vehicle boom is tomorrow's mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills. A research ...

Today’s CNC machining operations are remarkably efficient. Still, all machining entails some amount of waste in the form of removed material and used coolants. Consequently, waste management is a ...