A new space waste disposal method has been tested on the International Space Station (ISS), disposing of approximately 172 lbs of garbage—including dirty crew clothing and used office supplies.

A research team has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently while significantly reducing the environmental impact typically associated with metal recycling ...

How can electronic waste, also known as e-waste, be recycled without resulting in negative environmental impacts that are often produced with traditional e-waste recycling methods? This is what a ...

Reliable methods for estimating the cost of a radioactive waste disposal programme are crucial to ensure that the necessary funding for completing the disposal programme is available. Estimating the ...

This diagram illustrates the process of upcycling waste plastics, including various polyesters (PET, PEF, PEA, PES, PLA) and polycarbonates (PC, PPC), using ionic liquid catalysts. The method involves ...

Each year, people around the world dump a staggering 2.12 billion tons of waste. One of the biggest reasons for this astounding amount of waste is that human beings trash approximately 99% of ...

A new study published in Eco-Environment & Health by researchers at Zhejiang University introduces a metal-free catalytic method for upcycling PET waste. Researchers have developed a new metal-free ...

The study identifies Geographic Information Systems as the foundational layer of modern digital waste management. Waste ...

Physicists are proposing a new way to process nuclear waste that uses a plasma-based centrifuge. Known as plasma mass filtering, the new mass separation techniques would supplement chemical techniques ...