What a Waste!
…Food waste is the single largest component of U.S. landfills where it accounts for a large portion of domestic methane emissions, a greenhouse gas over 20 times more potent than…
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Plastic Waste: Are We Stuck With It Forever?
…manage to re-use a third of their plastic waste; the U.S. has only been able to re-use 10 percent. Some are looking to so-called “bio-plastics” made from plant wastes instead…
Storing Nuclear Waste On Tribal Lands
…and otherwise hazardous waste as a result of living near nuclear test sites, uranium mines, power plants and toxic waste dumps. And in some cases tribes are actually hosting hazardous…
How Much Of Our Waste Stream Are We Recycling?
…U.S. Environmental Protection Agency”s (EPA) Office of Municipal Solid Waste. The EPA reports on a wide variety of solid wastes, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, rubber, leather, textiles,…
By the Numbers: Electronic Waste
…the fatty tissue of fish, which then winds up on peoples’ dinner plates. Electronic waste can be recycled, but the majority of e-waste in the U.S. destined for recycling is…
Mountains of Solar Waste: What Can Be Done?
…by 2030, and by 2050 these solar panels could make up to 10 percent of all e-waste on the planet. To make matters worse, if the waste isn’t disposed of…
E-Waste Not
…agreement that would restrict the export of e-wastes. What to Do With E-Waste A number of good options exist for proper disposal of e-waste, of which the most rigorous is…
5 Alternative Technologies Helping Manage Sewage Waste
…their waste. Repurposing waste for biogas and fertilizer, utilizing green infrastructure, installing real-time data technology and composting will all play a role in improving the efficiency of waste management. …
Dust-ups Continue Over Radioactive Waste Storage At San Onofre
…radioactive nuclear waste which will be stored on-site for the foreseeable future. In 2018 for example, a whistleblower exposed how a 54-ton canister loaded with radioactive waste nearly plummeted 18…
Plastic Waste From CDs & Their Cases?
Dear EarthTalk: What’s going on in the music industry with all the CDs and plastic CD holders undoubtedly generating a lot of plastic waste? —John S., via email According to…