Data recently published by the OECD claims that 65 percent of Germany's municipal waste was recycled and composted in 2013. Eurostat reported that out of 353 million tonnes of waste produced in ...

Overall, 13.5% of global waste is recycled and 5.5% is composted. To view the full infographic, click here. “Environmentally sound waste management touches so many critical aspects of development,” ...

Here’s how it works. Ross Toro is a contributing infographic artist for Live Science. He specializes in explanatory graphics that deal with science topics. Ross is a former art director of the ...

Over 50 million tons of e-waste are generated every year, and e-waste is nasty stuff. This infographic shows where e-waste ends up, which devices are the biggest culprits and how you can fight the ...

Children as young as seven years-old sort through this waste on a daily basis, causing chronic health problems and crippling injuries. See the infographic below for an in-depth look at this ...

Global food waste is well on the way to becoming a billion tonne problem. The United Nations Environment Programme's 2021 Food Waste Index has found that an estimated 931 million tonnes of food ...

Below we take a look at where we lose or waste food as it travels from farm to fork—and offer a few ideas for getting the most out of the food we produce with increasingly scarce land and water ...