Molecular docking and laboratory validation show bacterial azoreductases decolorize azo and anthraquinone dyes at up to 2,000 ...

Better decisions often begin with a closer look at the information, materials and systems already shaping waste management operations. Two new EREF ...

How upstream organic waste contamination affects organics diversion, recovery efficiency, depackaging and processing outcomes at composting and anaerobic digestion facilities.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- The former owners of Chesterfield County's Shoosmith landfill — described by a bankruptcy trustee as a "potential environmental catastrophe" — have been indicted by a grand ...

Every year, the textile industry discards millions of tons of wool waste, a protein-rich material that most often ends up in landfills. A research team at Xiamen University has now found a strikingly ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs. While curative treatments exist, more than 80% of cases occur in low- and middle-income nations, where ...

ALBANY — Two area landfills will serve as the final resting places for the Central Warehouse, which began coming down in earnest this week. Advance Albany County Alliance CEO Kevin O’Connor said ...

To break down a plastic bottle, science doesn’t need a hammer, but a microscopic scalpel. Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) found that swapping out a single atom inside a plastic ...

Paul Monroe, an engineer who oversees construction at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town and Alton, shows a model for collecting leachate in the proposed expansion area. Leachate is a mix of ...

Some plastics are so hard to break down that most of them get burned or buried instead of reused. Polyurethane and nylon are two of the worst offenders. Scientists searching for an enzyme that can ...

Waste Management may seek to extend its Rochester landfill's operation until 2037, past the original 2034 closure date. The company is the city's largest taxpayer, contributing over $4 million in ...

SRINAGAR: A week-long Certificate Course on “Bio-Enzyme Entrepreneurship”, jointly organised by the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) and the ...