Asphalt made with recycled plastic shows better durability in tests
With increasing demands for longer-lasting roads and less construction waste, researchers at Pennsylvania State University found that asphalt…
China’s centralized wastewater treatment system reaches efficiency limits in tackling water scarcity
Liu, J. & Li, D. Timing the first emergence and disappearance of global water scarcity. Nat. Commun. 15,…
10 Rising Personalities Making a Mark Across Industries
VMPLNew Delhi [India], October 7: India’s rapidly evolving business and professional landscape is being shaped by a new…
US waste company plans 60MW waste-to-energy plant in Vietnam
David Duong started his business 34 years ago with eight used collection trucks that he drove around Oakland.…
Supply chain and environmental implications of waste-to-graphite
Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2024 https://www.iea.org/reports/global-critical-minerals-outlook-2024 (International Energy Agency, 2024). Bhattacharyya, S. et al. Graphite: the new critical…
With recycling plants closing, is plastic pyrolysis worth saving?
Key Insights The plastics industry has held up pyrolysis as one of the solutions to the plastic…
US turns waste carbon into 2.5 barrels of synthetic jet fuel per day
A climate technology company has successfully produced synthetic aviation fuel from landfill-derived renewable natural gas (RNG) and captured…
New modular 500-kW wind turbine can swap blades, gearbox and controls
A new 500-kilowatt (kW) flexible and modular wind turbine that can be fitted with different blades, gearbox components,…
How recycled minerals from GM EV batteries are helping power new ones
How recycled minerals from GM EV batteries are helping power new ones 2026-09-22 BYLINE: By Melissa Flaherty, Director…
Scientists supercharge plastic-eating enzyme with tiny one-atom change
To break down a plastic bottle, science doesn’t need a hammer, but a microscopic scalpel. Researchers at The…
Scientists Turn Common Plastic Waste Into Fuel Using Heated Salts
A molten-salt process could turn common polyethylene waste into fuel at unusually low temperatures. Credit: Stock Common plastic…
Recycling Mistakes You’re Probably Making—And How to Fix Them
Sustainability experts say recycling doesn’t have to be that hard. Here are some of the biggest recycling mistakes…