waste management systems

three waste collection cans sit next to each other. a green one is labeled compost; a red one is labeled waste; a yellow one is labeled recycling

Jan 7, 2025

New research improves predictions for solid waste management

Improved waste predictions can help improve the efficiency of recycling and landfill operations.

Nov 22, 2024

Industry partnership aims to tackle hog farm wastewater

CALS researchers have partnered with an international irrigation company to help develop a more environmentally friendly solution for managing wastewater from hog farms.

AI-generated image of person in bathroom looking at green cityscape.

Aug 13, 2024

What’s on tap? Maybe one day your wastewater.

JoAnna Klein spoke with environmental historian Matthew Booker and engineer Francis De Los Reyes about the problem of urban waste management. The answer is a lesson in history – and a call to challenge our assumptions about what waste really means to us.

Male and female figures in white outlinet with white text showing Toilet and and a white arrow pointing left on a black background. Green foliage is in the background.

Feb 27, 2024

Podcast: Sanitation (or, what do we do with all this poop?)

Francis de los Reyes joins Audio Abstract to discuss the challenges involved in improving sanitation practices both at home and abroad.

NC State researchers place waste items on a conveyor belt.

Nov 10, 2023

AI-powered waste management system to revolutionize recycling

The system is expected to streamline the collection of non-recyclable waste for conversion into renewable products, energy and fuel.

Two vials of water. One on left is colored blue, the one on the right is clear.

Aug 12, 2022

New method can remove dyes from wastewater

Findings by NC State researchers offer a new potential method for cleaning wastewater after use by textiles, cosmetics or other industries.

Jan 21, 2022

New tool to help solid-waste systems reach cost, environmental goals

The free tool that uses models to help solid waste systems achieve their environmental goals in the most cost-efficient way possible.