The global challenge of waste management is multifaceted. Solid waste, from municipal refuse to industrial by-products, requires volume reduction, stabilization, and often recovery of resources.

While being a cornerstone of economic growth, the construction significantly contributes to environmental degradation through substantial waste and carbon emissions. A key source of these emissions is ...

Sustainable municipal waste management solutions often involve waste-to-energy plants that can produce electricity while also providing steam to district heating systems. Efficient steam turbines are ...

Diplomats negotiating guidelines for an international convention on hazardous wastes this month in Switzerland debated a new section on the “chemical recycling” of plastic debris fouling the global ...

Anaerobic digestion is widely used around the world to treat organic waste while producing biogas, a renewable energy source ...

Waste Harmonics, a Rochester, New York-based waste service provider, has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina–based New Market Waste Solutions, a management and consulting company dedicated to designing ...