Graphene ‘Wonder Material’ Can Now Be Made Using TRASH

A recent breakthrough from researchers at Rice University promises to make graphene out of garbage in a flash.

88,000 tons of radioactive waste – and nowhere to put it

The United States produces 2,200 tons of nuclear waste each year…and no one knows what to do with it. The federal government has long promised, but never delivered, a safe place for nuclear power plants to store their spent fuel. This means that radioactive waste is piling up all over the country. We visited one of the worst places where the waste is stuck: a beachside power plant uncomfortably close to both San Diego and Los Angeles. And we asked the people in charge of the waste there: what happens now?

What If We Dumped Our Trash into Volcanoes?

How Gasification Turns Waste Into Energy

Is aluminum better than plastic? It’s complicated.

Recycled aluminum is coming for your water and your iPad. From laptops to water bottles, aluminum is being touted as an eco-friendly answer to the global crisis in plastic waste. But is aluminum really the cure-all that some claim it is?

How Close Are We to Reinventing Plastic?

A UK student created a bioplastic from fish that breaks down in 6 weeks

TerraCycle: innovative way to end packaging waste

This innovative new machine turns waste into energy for farms

Ethiopia has an innovative power plant that turns waste to energy

Why The United States Is Turning To Recycling Robots