Waste
What we can learn from space trash
Next time you look up at the night sky and consider your place in the universe, consider that there are 8,000 metric tons of junk swirling around above you. Read More
Meeting everyone’s needs: Keys for corporate-waste collector partnerships
Communities in developing nations are often a vital part of creating a global circular economy. But working conditions are not always ideal for workers. Read More
How this immigrant worker center entered the business of organic waste management
The CERO Cooperative, founded in 2012, was an opportunity for economic justice within the new green economy. Read More
How to build a world free from waste and pollution
Making a concrete case for change in how we build. Read More
The world's nuclear fleet is aging — how do you recycle a nuclear power plant?
270 of the 440 operating reactors worldwide are more than 30 years old. Many nuclear plants originally were designed for a service life lasting around 30 years. Read More
What will it take for the world to be waste free?
Advocates of the take-make-waste system have characterized the linear economy as the optimally efficient free market. But nothing is efficient about it. Read More
Compelled to action: 5 sustainability trends impacting food retail
Food retailers play a role in addressing (food) waste. Read More
Why data and measurement are key to a circular economy transition
Measuring circular economy performance requires data on areas of a business that haven’t traditionally been measured. Read More
Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about
MacArthur Fellow Catherine Coleman Flowers exposes the indignity, danger and inequity of failing sanitation infrastructure in the south. Read More
Turning plastic bottles into plush hotel bedding
Sponsored: InterContinental Hotels Group is using circular economy thinking to seek out solutions to problems such as plastic waste. Read More
