Turns out the brain needs regular cleaning. Otherwise, it gets clogged up with waste products, including some associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports ...

The study identifies Geographic Information Systems as the foundational layer of modern digital waste management. Waste systems are inherently spatial, involving dispersed generation points, transport ...

Disposing of COVID-19 medical waste puts an increasing strain on our waste and recycling systems. One problem arises when people try to recycle masks, which cannot be recycled traditionally. Private ...

Septic tank waste disposal systems have a delicate equilibrium that helps to break down solid waste, while releasing effluent into the drain field soil where the natural filtration processes remove ...