Hacker News with Generative AI: Waste Management

Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: a review (sciencedirect.com)
Waste Management, Recycling, Technology, Environmental Science
5 points by thunderbong 43 days ago | 0 comments
The Engineering of Landfills (practical.engineering)
Engineering, Waste Management, Environmental Science
521 points by impish9208 79 days ago | 324 comments
North Korean balloons have dropped tonnes of waste on the South (reuters.com)
North Korea, South Korea, International Relations, Waste Management, Geopolitics
8 points by ck45 88 days ago | 5 comments
Chinese drones will fly trash out of Everest slopes (kathmandupost.com)
Environmental Issues, Technology, Nepal, Waste Management
10 points by hunglee2 103 days ago | 5 comments
Scientists genetically engineer fly species to eat more of humanity's waste (theguardian.com)
Genetics, Science, Waste Management, Environmental Sustainability
7 points by PaulHoule 104 days ago | 0 comments
Pennsylvania's oil industry dumped waste across the state (grist.org)
Pennsylvania, Oil Industry, Environmental Issues, Waste Management
7 points by downvotetruth 115 days ago | 1 comments
The Future of Trash [pdf] (2023) (cityofnewyork.us)
Waste Management, Future, Environmentalism, Sustainability
35 points by jonbaer 133 days ago | 15 comments
Some landfill 'burps' contain airborne PFAS, study finds (phys.org)
Environmental Science, Pollution, Chemicals, Waste Management, Research
41 points by PaulHoule 135 days ago | 0 comments
The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes (npr.org)
Neuroscience, Biology, Waste Management, Science
274 points by robg 148 days ago | 175 comments
Up to 78M batteries will be discarded daily by 2025, researchers warn (europa.eu)
Batteries, Waste Management, Environment, Technology, Research
43 points by teleforce 150 days ago | 68 comments
Recycling plastic is a dangerous waste of time (quillette.com)
Recycling, Environmentalism, Waste Management
61 points by jseliger 156 days ago | 33 comments
Don't waste your time recycling plastic (washingtonpost.com)
Environmentalism, Waste Management, Sustainability
64 points by jgwil2 213 days ago | 81 comments