The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on ...

Vietnamese plant uses Niutech technology to convert waste plastic into oil, demonstrating efficiency and environmental ...

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 ...

"Could help close the loop between pollution control and renewable energy." Scientists develop groundbreaking technology that ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Food waste is a big problem. About a third of all food in the United States never gets eaten. It gets thrown out—whether it’s expired products off a grocery store shelf, food scraps from a restaurant, ...

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 ...

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 ...