In a new report released this week, the United Nations said the amount of electronics waste worldwide is growing even as efforts to recycle it may be falling even further behind targets. The Global ...

New York City has a trash problem. It’s everywhere, and it’s unavoidable. Our sidewalks are piled high with garbage bags and overflowing bins, and the stench lingers over the city. How can the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An author, speaker, and consultant, I explore the world's industries. Feb 28, 2025, 01:32pm EST The renaissance in attitudes ...

With microplastics now ubiquitous in everything from sugar and fish to tap water and air, people unwittingly ingest an average of 285 bits of plastic each day. Over the course of a week, that’s the ...

Consider the apple. Arguably America’s most iconic fruit, and the one we as a nation consume the most, the apple is a crucial component of our culture (American as apple pie!), diets, and economy. In ...