With a horizon goal to send humans to Mars, NASA continues to develop technologies needed to send humans farther into the solar system than ever before. One area ripe for innovation that could have ...

Solid waste management encompasses the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste materials, alongside policies and technologies designed to reduce environmental harm. Systems range from ...

As Mongolian consumption increases, the capital, and its municipalities need a working mechanism to manage the growing amount of waste. Mongolia’s waste sector is in dire need of not only policy ...

The proverbial "reduce, reuse, and recycle" approach to waste disposal is easier said than done. In the past few decades, global conservation initiatives have tried to promote an eco-friendlier ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Between 2003 and 2024, World Bank support has helped to significantly improve solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries. This has been achieved through holistic financing approaches ...

The World Bank’s flagship report, "Waste Management in the Middle East and North Africa," reveals that the region currently generates over 155 million tons of waste each year, a figure projected to ...