Scientist Soumya Swaminathan released a report on World Environment Day on June 5 about the use of menstrual cups -- a method for managing menstrual hygiene and for reducing the generation of total ...

Like most other commonly used types of plastic, polyurethane is typically made from non-renewable crude oil, and it takes centuries to break down when discarded. Now, however, scientists have created ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse ...

The study Biodegradable Innovations: Harnessing Agriculture for Eco-Friendly Plastics, published in the Journal of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) As wearable technologies like smart watches and fitness trackers continue to grow in popularity, scientists are searching for ways to make these devices more environmentally ...

Starting Friday, the city of Plattsburgh will require that yard waste be disposed of in paper or biodegradable bags. WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley followed a Department of Public Works ...

Bronwyn Laycock currently receives funding from the Australian Research Council (through a Discovery Project), Gold Coast City Council, The Qld Govt, DFAT and the Innovation Connections scheme ...

The new approach to sustainable agriculture is to keep our farms and homesteads free of any form of waste, Yisto Muddu, the founder of COTFONE (Community Transformation Foundation Network), a ...

As Cebu City prepares to resume enforcement of its waste segregation policy, the head of the Cebu City Solid Waste Management ...