Raffaele Mezzenga has turned chicken feathers into fuel cell membranes, found myriad purposes for the milk protein whey, and used black bean proteins in aerogels for capturing carbon dioxide from air.

Food waste is one of the world's most pressing issues, affecting food security and costing billions in revenue every year. Every year, approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted across the ...

In the U.S. alone, a total of 70 million tons of surplus food was generated in 2024, according to the 2026 ReFED U.S. Food Waste Report. Meanwhile, at least 188,000 ...

Hazmat School reports that industries generating hazardous waste, like manufacturing and healthcare, must train workers to ...

For decades, waste was seen as an endpoint — something to be burned or buried. Today, waste is considered an overlooked ...

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Food waste in the U.S. makes up between 30% to 40% of the food supply. Though waste is inevitable, when it ends up in landfills, it can have detrimental impacts on the ...

The world wastes 1 billion meals worth of food every single day. That shocking fact from the U.N. Environment Programme puts into stark terms the massive problem of food waste, which produces ...

The waste and recycling industry is adopting new systems, technologies and educational programs to manage these materials ...