NASA's newly launched LunaRecycle Challenge competition will offer $3 million to develop recycling and waste diversion systems in space. The competition aims to reduce solid waste generated during ...

With a horizon goal to send humans to Mars, NASA continues to develop technologies needed to send humans farther into the solar system than ever before. One area ripe for innovation that could have ...

Waste management is relatively straightforward on Earth because rubbish can eventually be transported away, treated or discarded. Spacecraft do not have that luxury. Every kilogram launched into orbit ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) governance has attracted growing global attention. However, low-value waste (LVW) remains a critical bottleneck undermining system-wide performance. Drawing on theories of ...