garbage

The Great Pacific garbage patch now has a South Pacific cousin.

A new study shows just how much plastic junk we've made, and the numbers are grim.

Paradise lost

Say goodbye to those packing peanuts you love so much

Because it's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll

Scientists are studying urban vultures to decrease conflicts between birds and planes

Let the machines do the heavy lifting

Tracking where the waste ends up

Mike Biddle could free the world from having to make new plastic. Forever.

Wireless sensors could warn city planners when garbage cans are missing or broken, which often precedes rat outbreaks.