Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

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 ...

Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

In July 2020, the giant Boise-based agribusiness J.R. Simplot Company was fined $775,000 for violating the federal waste and community-protection laws at its phosphoric acid and fertilizer plant ...

Norway has opened a new national facility, Områ, aimed at improving the country’s ability to recycle plastic packaging waste, ...

Microorganisms produce biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD), but influxes of seasonal foods must be managed to ensure ...

MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) – Svetlana Shestovskaya, a department head with the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor), spoke at length about what ...

Fees for waste haulers taking trash to the Lyon County landfill will be going up in 2026, but not as much as county commissioners had anticipated. “At the annual landfill meeting (Monday), the ...

Industries should keep records of waste generation and testing, report any unprecedented events, be prepared to handle emergencies with trained professionals, and have reliable hazardous waste storage ...