Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.

Take a look inside your garbage can. How much garbage does your family throw away each day? Each week? Where does all of that trash go? It's tempting to think that the trash we throw away actually ...

A new Yale-led study indicates that we’re disposing of more than twice as much solid waste as we thought we were. The Yale researchers use a more direct method based on numbers reported by the ...