This story is co-published with The Guardian and supported by The Heinrich Böll Foundation. Andrée Nieuwjaer, a 67-year-old resident of Roubaix, France, is what one might call a frugal shopper. In ...

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.

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Courtesy of BioFlitro To safely fly when it’s cold out, special fluid keeps planes from icing over. However, spraying the fluid creates a lot of waste. Now, airport leaders in Pasco, Washington, this ...

This year is expected to be the hottest on record, but 18-year-old activist Shrusti Amula is refusing to feel down about the future of the planet. Instead, she’s working to reduce the impacts of ...

This article is part of a package in collaboration with Forbes on time capsules, preserving information and communicating with the future. Read more from the report. IGNACE, Ontario, C.E. 51,500—Feloo ...

Working hands-on with household hazardous waste — the term covers everything from used motor oil, pool chemicals and old buckets of paint, fluorescent bulbs and lead-acid auto batteries — is ...

Editor’s note: This article is published after the passing away of Rod Ewing. The draft manuscript was prepared by both authors. It has been lightly edited for style, length, and clarity. Additional ...