Waste Not, Want Not
Sewage is a vital part of a circular economy—and we have the tech to make good use of it. Why don’t we?
What To Do about Biosolids
People are understandably reluctant to make much use of sewer sludge. Can rebranding human waste as "biosolids" change the public's mind?
How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn it Into a Sponge City
Cities encourage potentially devastating floods by laying down asphalt and pavement. Could this be avoided by making them "spongier" and more absorbent?
Epic Cleanups: Hurricane Sandy, Nuclear Waste, and Oil Spills
From oil spills to nuclear waste, humans are good at making epic messes. Sometimes we come up with clean up ideas and sometimes we neglect repairs entirely.
Will Feeding Plastic to Wax Worms Work?
The problems of plastic in the environment are well documented. Researchers may have a solution to our problem: the common wax worm.