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 ...

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 ...

Recycling waste nutrients could cut fertilizer use, but coordination and infrastructure are key. Nutrients recovered from ...

In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 ...

In Nigeria, where unemployment and environmental pollution continue to escalate, some individuals are finding innovative ways to turn waste into a source of livelihood. One such person is Mutiat ...