Any gold in there today?'' Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand, rummaging through one of the many illegal dumpsites that scar Zimbabwe's capital.

Waste Management, Inc., a waste and environmental services company, urges that, with just a little extra caution, everyone ...

Only 10% of the plastic we send for recycling actually gets recycled. KQED’s Matthew Green went to check out a startup in California’s Bay Area that is trying to fix that. This article was originally ...

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, ...

In Lagos and across Nigeria, these banned plastic items are a staple at parties, roadside food stalls, markets, fast-food outlets, joints, roadside vendors, and restaurant.The Lagos State Government ...

Tensions are still simmering among state lawmakers and advocates after the Assembly closed its 2025 session last week without passing any of this year’s flagship climate and environmental bills.

American scrap brokers sent more than 35,000 tons of plastic waste to Malaysia last year, according to trade data.

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your ...

As single-use plastic piles up in landfills and pollutes oceans, event spaces are turning to food packaging that can be ...