Human and animal waste can replace many fertilizers if managed better and used closer to farms, improving farming systems.

For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Its long-term health ...

Inside every cell, a cleanup operation runs around the clock. Proteins are constantly damaged by wear and tear. Some can be repaired, while others must be dismantled and recycled. When this system ...

Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically reduce synthetic fertilizer use in the U.S., according to a new Cornell University study that takes into account real-world ...

Researchers have identified more than 600,000 microbial proteins capable of breaking down natural and synthetic plastics, ...

A new study from Cornell University reveals that human and animal waste could theoretically replace a massive portion of ...

Under the right conditions, 1g of oyster shells can capture and lock away up to around 1.5g of the rare earth elements ...

Bacillus sp. are prominent sources of extracellular enzymes, especially proteases, which have been proposed for the eco-friendly recovery of silver from used X-ray films, as the conventional methods ...

The world is wasting food on a staggering scale. This UN day is facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) with the support from ...

CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — Canyon County residents will have the opportunity to dispose of up to one ton of waste at the Pickles Butte Landfill, free of charge. According to a press release, the Canyon ...