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NAIROBI, Apr 12 (IPS) - The world needs an urgent fix and humanity could just be it.

Recycling properly is more than just throwing an empty can in a bin. Here's how to do it the right way.

Oceana sounds alarm, calls for recommitment to reusable packaging

Retrofitting – A path to greener, more efficient operations

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and "disgustingly dissolves in your mouth," he was widely criticized for setting back efforts to reduce plastic pollution. But many alternatives designed to help phase out single-use plastics don't really solve the problem at all.

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our food, water and even our bodies.

So many donated garments just make their way to landfills.

Humans generate a lot of trash, but there are cheaper and safer ways to handle it than loading it on rockets.

As more U.S. companies nearshore in Mexico, the CSO of Infinitum argues that they can do so in an environmentally responsible way.

California filed suit against ExxonMobil over its recycling claims. The Verge talked with the state attorney general about what's at stake.

With the environment constantly changing due to global warming, future generations will have a chance only if the current population takes sustainable actions.

A new law in Colorado aims to rid the confusion over dinnerware labeled "compostable" when it's really not.

As the world faces the challenges of mitigating climate change and providing resources for a growing population, there is increasing focus on developing circular economies for sustainable production. But to evaluate strategies and impacts, it is necessary to have reliable metrics.

When it comes to sustainability, we all love a good glass half-full of self-righteousness. But now, your orange juice-sipping habits are a battlefield for eco-consciousness, with glass bottles glowing in their saintly aura while plastic sits in the corner like a misunderstood villain. But here's the juicy bit — our wallets seem to have more influence than our planet-saving intentions.

In Finland, ANDRITZ has been selected to perform the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a large-scale carbon capture unit for Westenergy's waste-to-energy plant in Mustasaari, Finland. The order was received from ECCU Ltd, a joint venture of Westenergy Ltd, CPC Finland Oy and funds managed by Prime Capital AG. The aim is to capture all […]

A group of researchers devise prediction models with the help of AI to turn rice husks into concrete. This serves as a replacement for the traditional cement.

Startups addressing the global plastic problem have raised considerable funding over the years to develop more environmentally friendly substitutes, better manage waste and create useful products from recycled materials.

A law proposed in New York State seeks to reduce plastic packaging, ban certain plastic chemicals and mandate that producers of packaged consumer goods fund the recycling or disposal of what they sell

A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can't agree on whether to produce less of the stuff.

CHAPECÓ, Brazil, Apr 29 (IPS) - Biogas sounds like redemption, the conversion of the sinner. Its production involves extracting energy from filth, from the most disgusting environmental pollution, and at the same time avoiding the worsening of the global climate crisis.