A cleaner future for tires: Scientists pioneer chemical process to repurpose rubber waste
Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the ...
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for ...
A new method to recycle fluoride from long-lived PFAS chemicals
Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labeled 'forever ...
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Coca-Cola’s World With Waste
Coca-Cola has a plastic problem. Oceana’s report projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds ...
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the ...
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North Carolina’s Cape Fear River Is a ‘Forever Chemical’ Hotspot—What Does That Mean for Its Birds and People?
Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living along the waterway must grapple with how contamination is ...
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Five ways to reduce waste in the fashion industry
Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste, we speak with a UNEP expert about how to lighten the fashion industry’s ...