Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Household hazardous waste ...

Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.

Solid waste management is a major issue for cities across the world. According to the World Bank’s recent report, What a Waste 2.0, waste is forecasted to increase by 70% by 2050. Waste generation is ...

Humanity’s unsustainable production and consumption practices are driving the planet towards destruction. Households, small businesses and public service providers generate between 2.1 billion and 2.3 ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems in the United States have undergone much evolution over time. The overall system has seen many changes, including changes in policy, the types of ...

More than 100 million tonnes of municipal solid waste are incinerated worldwide every year 1. However, little is known about the fate of nanomaterials during incineration, even though the presence of ...