rStream, a robotics startup founded by two University of Massachusetts Amherst grads, is taking on one of recycling's biggest challenges: sorting. Recycling rules can be confusing. That's where ...

According to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, approximately 828 million people across the world are suffering from hunger, making the need to address global ...

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of electronic products aren’t ...

Tired of dragging your bins to the curb and waking up to the roar of garbage trucks? A new robot called HARR-E could change that routine. Built by American manufacturing giant Oshkosh Corp., this ...

Despite a company’s assurances about using only modern technology, its proposed trash-processing plant in Connecticut hit a wall of public opposition when residents recently voted 10-1 against the ...