One-and-a-half billion tyres wasted annually – there's a better way to recycle them

New technique could drastically improve the recyclability of rubber tyres.

James Robert Innes, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Polymer Materials, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Wind turbine blades: inside the battle to overcome their waste problem

Wind farm owners are keeping old turbines in service to capitalise on high electricity prices.

Paul Leahy, Lecturer in Wind Energy, University College Cork • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 ~8 min


Pumpkin waste: three ways to stop your leftover lantern becoming a Halloween horror story

About half of our Halloween pumpkins go entirely uneaten.

Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains, University of Bradford • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 ~5 min

Recycling: what you can and can't recycle and why it's so confusing

Confusion about what should and shouldn’t be recycled? You’re not alone – and it’s causing some people to ignore recycling altogether.

Matthew Derry, Lecturer in Chemistry, Aston University • conversation
May 31, 2023 ~7 min

Dirty gold: the fly-tipping gangs costing councils millions – and how you can help

Criminals want your waste. Here’s what you can do to help tackle illegal fly-tipping.

Banita Lal, Associate Professor in the School of Management, University of Bradford • conversation
Feb. 22, 2023 ~7 min

How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the most sustainable societies on Earth

Japanese people had to rely totally on materials already present within the country.

Hiroko Oe, Principal Academic, Bournemouth University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2022 ~6 min

Microalgae is nature's 'green gold': our pioneering project to feed the world more sustainably

The inside of story of a pioneering programme to convert nitrogen into microalgae that can generate sustainable animal feed.

Carole Anne Llewellyn, Professor in Applied Aquatic Bioscience, Swansea University • conversation
March 15, 2022 ~19 min

Plastic pollution is a global problem – here's how to design an effective treaty to curb it

Public, government and corporate support for a world treaty to curb plastic waste is growing. Treaties addressing mercury pollution, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.

Sarah J. Morath, Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Wake Forest University • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 ~10 min


Toilet taboo: we need to stop being squeamish about recycling human waste

There are myriad benefits to recycling human waste but our reluctance seems to be based on distaste.

Natalie Boyd Williams, PhD candidate Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 ~7 min

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

One-tenth of global emissions result from the production and supply of building materials – and the construction process itself.

Johannes Novy, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 ~9 min

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