Why You Should Never (Ever) Throw an Apple Core Out the Car Window
Key Points Apple cores don’t decompose properly on the ground and can linger for months. They attract animals…
Meet The Young Entrepreneurs Constructing A Better Future
From climate tech to robots helping humans, these young entrepreneurs are building new tools, materials and technologies for…
Scientists ‘Magically’ Make Jet Fuel from Food Waste Using Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I) have successfully converted food waste into a form of sustainable…
Scientists Create a Banana That Doesn’t Turn Brown
Image credits: Matt L. Any banana you eat today is probably a clone. You may have noticed it…
‘Simply scandalous’: Report exposes how factory farming worsens world food waste
Published on 16/10/2025 – 15:45 GMT+2 •Updated 17/10/2025 – 14:22 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Two billion more people could be…
Commercial waste zones come to the Bronx
Starting Oct. 1, Bronx businesses will have to sign contracts with city-approved commercial waste carters. It’s a part…
800-pound butter sculpture from State Fair to be made into energy
GEDDES, N.Y. — After nearly two weeks as a popular highlight at the Great New York State Fair,…
Should bioplastics be counted as compost? Debate pits farmers against manufacturers
Vernalis — Greg Pryor began composting yard and food waste for San Francisco in 1996, and today he oversees nine…