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Human composting was first legalized in Washington in 2019, and 11 other states have followed suit. Nevada legalized it last year in 2023. Link to full article

Urban and peri-urban lands have potential for local, sustainable food production, but their soils are often degraded or unsafe due to human activity. This study examines how compost made from urban and industrial organic waste can help restore soil for agroecological farming. Link to full article

Green consumerism and behavioural change on the part of Nigerians are some of measures that need to be adopted in achieving secularity and, until we entrench these into our waste management systems, we are just scratching the surface. Link to full article

Some plastics are destined for the recycling bin while others should be tossed into the trash. Link to full article

In Goma, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a woman-led recycling company is tackling plastic pollution, and creating jobs for some of the country’s millions of internally displaced people. Zanem Nety Zaidi takes us inside this entrepreneur’s business. Link to full article

Plastic is everywhere. How much do you know about it? Try our six question quiz to see how close you can get to the actual numbers about the state of the plastic waste crisis. Link to full article

New England Coffee’s new capsule made from three biopolymers bypasses landfill and acts as a drip-like filter to enhance the brew’s flavor. Link to full article

Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange launched the Tracing Textile Waste Project, a two-year multi-stakeholder initiative to harmonise data and systems capabilities in the reverse supply chain. Link to full article

Negotiations for a global treaty on plastic pollution1 will shape future policies on plastics production, use and waste management. Its parties will benefit from a high-resolution baseline of waste flows and plastic emission sources to enable identification of pollution hotspots and their causes2. Link to full article

Biological treatment methods such as anaerobic digestion, composting, and insect farming are essential for managing organic waste, converting it into valuable resources like biogas and organic fertilizers. Link to full article