Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also ...

Cutinases are fungal enzymes that naturally degrade plant cuticles and show promise for recycling plastics. However, they ...

Bacillus sp. are prominent sources of extracellular enzymes, especially proteases, which have been proposed for the eco-friendly recovery of silver from used X-ray films, as the conventional methods ...

Researchers at the organization predict disposal firms and recyclers will have more than 3.8 billion metric tons of discarded materials to handle in 2050—or 50 percent more than today. Landfill ...

NEW YORK CITY, New York -- As food waste continues to pile up in landfills across the U.S., composting is gaining traction as more communities and policymakers look for ways to curb trash volumes and ...

As Maine towns are seeing their waste disposal costs continue to climb, some towns and other groups are looking for ways to reduce the tonnage they truck to landfills. Maine towns pay per ton of trash ...

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First vitrified Hanford radioactve waste disposed of at site. 30 containers of glassified waste staged as disposal started. DOE says its an important step in Hanford nuclear site cleanup. Richland, ...

A research team has developed a high-efficiency electrochemical system that simultaneously produces hydrogen and value-added ...

A team of scientists, including one from WSU, have completed a pilot study that shows by pretreating sewer sludge, they can produce 200% more renewable natural gas while simultaneously cutting ...

PLAINFIELD TWP., Pa. -- A major landfill expansion is again proposed in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, but first, the township supervisors have to agree to rezone the land. The company ...