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While recycling campaigns help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are saying that it's masked the growing waste crisis.

Earth Crisis

We thought we were doing the right thing!

Scientists Say Recycling Has Backfired Spectacularly

Spanish scientists just let some photosynthetic bacteria go to town on stool samples. They turned it into biofuel and filtered out any greenhouse gases.

Brown Gold

“Household sewage” can now be turned into hydrogen gas and useable carbon.

A Purple, Photosynthetic Bacteria Can Turn Your Poop Into Power

Tougher quality standards may force recyclers to turn to robots.

China's Ban On "Foreign Waste" May Aid the Spread of AI in the US

This debris could be disastrous for our space missions.

500,000 Pieces of Space Junk Are Orbiting the Earth. Here's How We Can Get Rid of Them.

Proof that creative and out-of-the-box ideas can still be feasible and backed by science—meet the Fungi Mutarium. 

Check Out This Device That Turns Plastic Trash Into Edible Mushrooms

World First: Canadian City Turns Trash Into Biofuel

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