SMART Technology Systems, LLC, is proposing a new waste processing plant in Plainfield, Connecticut to address the state's growing trash problem. The plant would use sorting and gasification ...

Why it matters: Over 25 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging is manufactured annually on a global basis. However, only a tiny fraction gets recycled, with the vast majority ending up in ...

While energy-from-waste plants are widely regarded as a cleaner alternative to landfills, new research has revealed some facilities produce more carbon emissions per unit of electricity output than ...

A new facility designed to incinerate over 400 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily and generate 15 megawatts (MW) of electricity for Rwanda’s national grid is set to be established in Musanze ...

Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is "worthless" ...