A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

Scientists turn plastic waste into fuel using sunlight and water in a new study that could change how we manage pollution and ...

Researchers have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they've pioneered not ...

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...

Approximately 80 percent of the materials used to build a garbage truck could be replaced with recycled materials and ...

In a major advancement for sustainable construction, scientists have created a cement-free soil solidifier from industrial waste. By combining Siding Cut Powder and activated by Earth Silica, an ...

Imagine a world where nothing ends up in landfill. Instead, everything can be reused, recycled and repurposed, creating products that never reach their “end of life.” According to a recent report by ...

A University of Cape Town (UCT) student may have found a practical response to South Africa’s housing challenges using soil and waste materials. Matimba Mabonda and his team completed a three-bedroom ...