Bio-based polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are considered one of the most promising sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived plastics. Poly[(D-lactate)-co-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (LAHB) is an ...

Dining on the moon or Mars might seem like a fantasy reserved for science fiction, but researchers are investigating how it could become a reality.

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, ...

Inside America's junk drawers sits an untapped fortune, and a national and economic security solution. As the global race for ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The city’s landfill on Hannah Hill Road will close Feb. 28 after reaching capacity, prompting officials to open two new waste disposal facilities. A transfer station at 6171 S.

The Springfield City Council approved a new initiative to address litter along major roads by implementing a fee on waste delivered to the city landfill. The Clean Green Waste Impact Initiative was ...

At the top of the South Dade Landfill, a massive oven that turns wood into charcoal is being tested by Miami-Dade County as an environmentally friendly way to cut down on landfill waste. The material ...

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency could be paying the city of Marion hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to avert its landfill from reaching capacity early. In ...

A western Wayne County landfill that stores and disposes of hazardous waste and toxic chemicals has been given the go-ahead to expand by 5 million cubic yards. The Michigan Department of Environment, ...

LANSING, MI — Michigan environmental regulators have approved an operating license renewal for a controversial Wayne County hazardous waste landfill, enabling a significant expansion of the site which ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is approving a new hazardous waste landfill operating license for the controversial Wayne Disposal Inc. facility in Van Buren Township.

LENOX TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Waste Management of Michigan is proposing to expand the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township by about 25% and build a new ...