Burning or burying? The safer path for Montgomery County’s waste based on the science

The question of what to do with Montgomery County's trash is complicated, but when all factors are weighed, writes Lauren ...
Science Daily

Four global policies could eliminate more than 90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050

A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution -- by 91% and plastic-related ...
Science Daily

Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of the plastic pollution crisis

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Final thoughts: The fragile connection of safety and science in the geological disposal of radioactive waste

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 ...
EurekAlert!

New study in Science finds that just four global policies could eliminate more than 90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050

Berkeley, CA/Santa Barabara, CA (14 November 2024) — A new study released in Science today determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste — plastic that isn’t recycled or ...