GREENVILLE, N.C. (Stacker.com) — Americans waste about 40% of the food we purchase, statistically equivalent to an average consumer buying five bags of groceries and immediately dumping two bags in ...

First came China’s National Sword policy in 2017, which banned imports of certain recyclables and disrupted the U.S. recycling and waste industry. Next, the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a global supply ...

An abandoned cinnabar ore mine for mercury in Texas. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued an order to unlock federal dollars to recover above-ground critical minerals from functioning and ...

As the holiday season comes to an end, families are disposing of bags filled with torn-up wrapping paper, getting rid of leftovers that didn’t quite make it to the plate and taking down seasonal ...