A Cape Breton hospital may one day get its power from organic waste and sewage.

Tiny cantilever generators could recycle as much as 30 percent of the heat chips put off

A small recycling company focuses on responsible electronics disposal by dismantling everything and pulling out high-value materials, including precious metals, in all manner of electronics.

The garbage hauler is investing in startups to wring valuable products from waste, including electricity, liquid fuels, and chemicals

Five small family dairy farms in Massachusetts will use manure and food waste to make biogas to consume waste and generate revenue.

Five New England dairy farms will make biogas from manure and food waste and then sell electricity onto the grid, giving them a way to make money and recycle organic material.

Chicken feathers that were processed with chemicals like methyl acrylate created a thermoplastic that was stable and strong, even when wet

Harvest Power raises $51.7 million to build plants that turn food scraps and yard waste into renewable energy or compost.

Phononic Devices and Alphabet Energy attract investment from VCs and the military for semiconductors that efficiently convert waste heat into electricity.

There's a growing list of methods for getting energy, valuable materials, or compost from the municipal waste stream.

Genomatica partners with Waste Management to develop chemical products from syngas, the companies announce last week.

An electronics waste center in Ontario uses a high level of automation to handle an expected higher rate of volume.