In contrast to common perceptions, plastic is in no way near one material. Rather, it is a combination of many materials (polymers) with different chemical compounds and additives such as pigments or ...

NAGPUR: Although the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) professes to be taking various measures to reduce solid waste, two of its machines used for waste separation and composting have been out of ...

The separation of waste at source is a key factor in reducing the load on South Africa’s overburdened landfills. To help turn the tide, reverse vending machines are deployed to mop up and monetise ...

Vietnamese inventor Tran Van Truong creates automated waste-sorting system to reclaim resources, reduce landfill waste, and revive polluted dump sites. Faced with mounting domestic waste and outdated ...

The expanded TPB + E + H framework has greater explanatory power to understand waste separation behavior, and can be flexibly applied in a variety of geographic and cultural contexts. Household waste ...