E‑waste in the United States may soon be more than a growing environmental problem.

A 2024 trip to Ghana by RIT faculty is shaping a new United Nations environmental report challenging e-waste assumptions.

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, ...

Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why ...

The issues discussed at GWMS were on hydrogen sulfide emissions, refractory nitrogen transformations, fragmented operational ...

Theresa Evans  Municipal waste systems rarely change quickly. Equipment ages, routes become outdated, and operational habits ...

Automated residential collection works best when the entire system is aligned with trucks, software, routes, and carts ...

Whitecap Waste Holdings, Fly-By-Nite Disposal Service and Empire Waste Systems—have filed a joint petition with the West ...

A study published in the Chemical Engineering Journal proposes a new approach to environmental remediation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water flows. This approach is based on a phenomenon known as ...

The Ash Landfill Closure Committee spoke at Monday’s Board of Health meeting to address the landfill’s closure date and ask the Board to discuss the possible closure as part of its agenda in future ...

Developing and following these rules is a new frontier for states with EPR for packaging laws. Speakers at the Plastics Recycling Conference offered a snapshot of what’s at stake as recyclers prepare ...