Globally, human excreta are a huge untapped source of nutrients. Now, a new perspective paper makes the case that biochar could help to unlock it. The PNAS paper shows that human waste contains over ...

Rows of dead batteries stretch across some 30 acres of high desert, organized in piles and boxes that are covered to shield them from the western Nevada sun. This vast field is where Redwood Materials ...

NASA is offering $3 million in a competition to recycle human poop in space, called the LunaRecycle challenge. A two track, two-phase competition open to anyone on the globe-- focusing on the design ...

The Recycling Today Media Group is excited to announce Safety First, a new quarterly lunch-and-learn webinar series produced by Waste Today and presented with the National Waste & Recycling ...

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A problematic human waste plant in Williamsburg County has faced dozens of violations and complaints but yet the facility just received a new permit from the state.

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Sewage pollution in the Thames has been a problem for centuries. A new art installation at Science Gallery London explores the history, engineering, geography and science of human waste in the river.