Beijing is bracing for a tsunami of spent EV batteries by boosting recycling – a strategy that could also cut its reliance on imports of minerals ...

By Sean Mowbray Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in developing countries than previously thought, raising serious ...

As the world desperately searches for a way out of its global climate change and plastic pollution crises, nations are increasingly turning to burning municipal waste to make fuel as a solution to ...

Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new research warns. Plastic production has skyrocketed since the 1950s, from a few million tons a year ...