A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding.

Many industrial waste materials can be processed or turned into new high-value products—and can be profitable. Like wood waste, it should not be discarded because it is still useful, especially during ...

The Politecnico di Milano, coordinator of the WORLD—Waste Oils RecycLe and Development project, proposes an innovative, circular and sustainable process to turn used vegetable oil into a valuable ...

This year is expected to be the hottest on record, but 18-year-old activist Shrusti Amula is refusing to feel down about the future of the planet. Instead, she’s working to reduce the impacts of ...

The Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, has entered into a strategic ...

Grocery retailers may not need new technology—or behavior change from shoppers—to meaningfully reduce food waste. New research in the journal Management Science finds that small operational decisions ...

Croatia has been lagging behind other EU member states in transitioning towards a circular economy. The World Bank has been supporting Croatia in improving waste management for more than a decade.

MANILA, Philippines — Bohol is adopting a citizen science application developed by the University of the Philippines to help residents report plastic waste and provide local officials with data for ...

Better management of waste will help create jobs, improve the economy and protect the health of people and the environment. Better waste management will help Laos create jobs, improve the economy, and ...

Residents of Dandora, Nairobi Kenya rush to salvage waste materials near an excavator on February, 14 2022. [Gerald Anderson, Standard] As cities get denser, waste management is a topic that cannot be ...