Human and animal waste can replace many fertilizers if managed better and used closer to farms, improving farming systems.

For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Its long-term health ...

Inside every cell, a cleanup operation runs around the clock. Proteins are constantly damaged by wear and tear. Some can be repaired, while others must be dismantled and recycled. When this system ...

Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically reduce synthetic fertilizer use in the U.S., according to a new Cornell University study that takes into account real-world ...

Researchers have identified more than 600,000 microbial proteins capable of breaking down natural and synthetic plastics, ...

A new study from Cornell University reveals that human and animal waste could theoretically replace a massive portion of ...

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 ...

LANSING, MI — Opponents of a controversial metro Detroit area hazardous waste landfill have filed an administrative appeal that seeks to overturn the state’s expansion approval. The March 24 filing ...

The review process to replace the Countryside landfill in Grayslake with a waste transfer station is set to begin. Waste Management of Illinois, which has operated Countryside for more than 30 years, ...

The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver Township, Pa. accepts fracking waste. A study by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found the liquid runoff from Pennsylvania ...

BENZONIA — A community organization in Benzonia is working to reduce environmental waste by transforming old fabrics into new designs. FiberShed successfully diverted more than 3,000 pounds of ...