Ultraviolet light is the key to recycling disposable diapers

Disposable diapers are a huge source of global waste, largely because they're difficult to recycle. A new process, however, could salvage the "superabsorber" polymer utilized in the liners of those diapers.

Decades of Recycling Hype Has Backfired Dramatically

Experts and advocates widely agree that humans are generating waste worldwide at levels that are unmanageable and unsustainable.