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PostMay 9, 2025

The Science of the City: Some Maryland counties burn food waste; others jus...

Montgomery County’s infamous waste-to-energy incinerator in Dickerson, Maryland

PostMay 7, 2025

A sustainable future is possible for Houston—local officials just have li...

An overhead view of N Green River Dr. in Houston.

PostMay 6, 2025

Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater...

A machine helps with the growth of the aquatic plant Lemna.

PostMay 6, 2025

Experts say composting is the best solution to landfills. Where does Housto...

Leo Brito, Founder of Zero Waste Houston, dumps wood chips during a composting class.

PostMay 5, 2025

Houston's trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it ...

An overhead view of the McCarty Road Landfill from Angela Jackson's neighborhood on March 15, 2025, in Houston.

PostApril 11, 2025

The Science of the City: Composting, the fertile solution to food waste

Two people stand in front of a large machine at a compost processing facility in Maryland.

PostMarch 17, 2025

The Science of the City: A landfill full of food is a recipe for methane

Earthmoving equipment on a landfill site

PostDecember 13, 2024

In a unique research collaboration, students make the case for less e-waste...

Left to right: Anastasia Duncan, Chris Rabe, and Jasmin Liu stand at the loading dock of MIT's Stata Center, where students and faculty go "crufting." Rabe facilitated an interdisciplinary working group of undergraduate and graduate students known as SERC Scholars to co-author a case study on the electronic hardware waste life cycle and climate justice.

PostDecember 4, 2024

A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful

MIT chemical engineers designed a two-part catalyst that can convert methane gas to useful products. The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase (enzyme not pictured).

PostNovember 8, 2024

Startup turns mining waste into critical metals for the U.S.

"Being able to make your own materials domestically means that you're not at the behest of a foreign monopoly," says co-founder Tomás Villalón ’14, pictured.

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