The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award.

A new study claims that energy efficiency is driving the Smart Home market, but in fact every bit of smart tech is a little vampire.

Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.

Just think what the waste fat from 46 million Thanksgiving turkeys could fuel.

After 9 p.m., shoppers snatch up heavily discounted foods that are close to expiry.

Companies will do anything to protect their brand – maybe even redesign packaging.

Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.

Of all the places to take action on marine litter, this one makes the most sense.

Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.

There are huge gains to be made by boosting efficiency. Even if we can never get to 100% because of the laws of physics, we could get much closer than we are now.

The technology turns the problem of nuclear waste into a source of safe nuclear energy.

On a cold and windy November weekday there aren't any cars lined up at the new Kretsloppsparken (Waste Park) Alelyckan outside Gothenburg, even though there are four lanes available - a veritable expressway! - for vehicular drop-off of practically every

Memorize this and you'll be set in the kitchen.

Plan your big meal carefully to minimize what gets thrown away.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

Shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Awards, this elegant building makes good use of wasted stone generated from a town's large stonecutting industry.

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.

Artist Kebreab Demeke's colorful, functional sculpture is among around a dozen projects examining the meaning of 'the good life' on display at an exhibition in Berlin.

Chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the industrial waste industry are exempt from a law requiring companies handling hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment - and vulnerable communities are at risk.

Thirty thousand pounds of leftover food were redistributed to hungry Floridians in the days following the game.

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".

After 28 years of collecting lids, tabs, and connectors, Tilda Shalof was ready to turn them into a work of art.

Packed with smart advice, this downloadable PDF is full of delicious recipes that can save you money and hassle.

The first large-scale commercial operation to produce cellulosic ethanol (the kind of ethanol made not from corn or other grown crops, but from organic waste) in the US just got major backing from the oil industry, and will be online in 2013. The New

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it.

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.

Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE.

By 2017, global e-waste rates will increase by 33% to 65.4 million tons per year—the weight equivalent of almost 200 Empire State Buildings.

There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term?

Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse.

By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials.

As Asian countries buy more electronics, the piles of discarded devices are increasing and it's putting people in danger.

From 50 million tons of e-waste generated annually to 350,000 cell phones thrown away every day, the numbers behind our digital addiction are staggering.

Picture this: In 2016 the world generated enough e-waste to fill a line of 18-wheelers from New York to Bangkok and back.

The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.

Finally, a true Zero Waste store has arrived in Canada! Méga Vrac features more than 700 products, making it a perfect place for waste-averse shoppers to stock their pantries.

U.S. hospitals waste thousands of tons of medical supplies every day. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these supplies to match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world.

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.

What is "post-consumer recycled"? Once a material or finished product has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, it is then considered "post-consumer." Having completed its life as a consumer item,

The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.

Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best.

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

Judith Thornton questions the conventional wisdom about plastic packaging. She has a controversial point.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

An object lesson in how not to do city-building.

It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the

Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel?