Health care helps keep us healthy and safe, but it can also prove harmful if the resulting medical waste is improperly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . VIENNA — A study carried out in a U.K. university teaching hospital found that cataract surgery produces a ...

As the climate crisis continues, workplaces, schools, institutions and other environments all over the world are doing their bit to cut back on waste, especially when it comes to plastic - one of the ...

Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the Universal Waste Rule, with the proposed rule applying to surgery centers, hospitals and many other ...

Although the need for effective waste management has been recognized for decades, human and environmental health challenges associated with plastic waste are not only growing but also accelerating.

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

. By 2050, waste production will be 73 percent higher than it was in 2020. Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results discusses practices for governing the solid ...