The optimized detection model is integrated into both a mobile application and a dedicated edge device, demonstrating that real-time waste detection can operate reliably without cloud connectivity.

Researchers use a new model to project where the surge of mismanaged medical waste will end up—including beaches, seabeds, and the Arctic Ocean. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an ...

. By 2050, waste production will be 73 percent higher than it was in 2020. Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results discusses practices for governing the solid ...

As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste remain as politically fraught as ever. The United States, ...