Food waste, including leftover ... Yet each year, Japan throws out 28.4 million tonnes of food – much of it edible. This comes with steep environmental and economic costs. Compared to many ...

On the outskirts of Osaka, a group of civil engineers has developed a material that could upend one of the world’s most ...

Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese ... of environmental issues the moment I saw with my own eyes just how much plastic waste was ...

"There's like 4x as much plastic here as there is toothpaste." Hotel guest sparks outrage after sharing photo of toothpaste provided in room: 'What a waste' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Despite the global pandemic, two exhibitions in Japan last year attracted more ... He explains the cycle, about how waste becomes valuable art. It can then be sold for a profit, which goes into ...

Looking for a special, waste-free way to wrap your Christmas ... We caught up with Ms Nakazawa to learn the art of Japanese wrapping for different gifts this Christmas — no wrapping paper ...

Garbage sorting is a well established ritual in Japan that few question, despite the time and effort involved. A typical resident of a major city has Mondays and Thursdays as options to take ...

"Segregation, recycling, and composting (of wastes) must be prioritised before exploring waste-to-energy options," she said at a meeting with a high-level Japanese environmental expert delegation, led ...

A Utah uranium mill this year received 138 tons of uranium-bearing material from Japan. Environmentalists claim the material is harmful radioactive waste, while the industry says it’s a fuel ...

A growing number of local governments in Japan are using the popular app Mercari to sell reusable oversize waste collected from households, including furniture. The moves are aimed at reducing ...

Rachel Nuwer gets a firsthand look at a unique fermentation method being piloted in Japan to transform ... government bodies that oversee waste and environmental issues, he says.