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FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE TO ADAPT TO CHINA'S BAN ON SOLID WASTE IMPORTS
China has banned the imports of 24 kinds of solid waste... READ MORE›
CHINA'S BAN ON IMPORTED WASTE TO HAVE HUGE IMPACT ON GLOBAL RECYCLING INDUSTRY
A border guard in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, inpects bundles of waste textiles smuggled into China... READ MORE›
CO-OP AND ICELAND BACK BOTTLE DEPOSIT SCHEME TO REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION
Just 57 percent of all plastic bottles are collected for recycling, compared with levels of up to 90 percent in countries that have deposit return schemes... READ MORE›
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38 MILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC WASTE FOUND ON UNINHABITED SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND
Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn group, is covered by 18 tonnes of plastic - the highest density of anthropogenic debris recorded anywhere in the world... READ MORE›
'THEY JUST TOSS IT FREELY,' SAYS FORMER WORKER
Walmart food waste caught on camera 'They just toss it freely,' says former worker... READ MORE›
BRITISH HOUSEHOLDS FAIL TO RECYCLE A 'STAGGERING' 16M PLASTIC BOTTLES A DAY
If you're not sure whether you can recycle plastic bottles at home head to our website and check out our recycling locator... READ MORE›
A BIN MAN HAS JUST BEEN JAILED FOR GETTING TO WORK TOO EARLY
Refuse collector Kevin McGill had only been on the route in Silver Springs, one the the US' richest suburbs, for three months... READ MORE›
UK RISKS BECOMING 'DUMPING GROUND' FOR PLASTIC AFTER BREXIT
The UK government says it is taking the issue of plastic bottles seriously... READ MORE›
SEA TURTLES FALL VICTIM TO 'ALARMING' FLOOD OF PLASTICS ENTERING AUSTRALIAN WATERS
Some had consumed so much waste that they regularly excreted scraps of balloons or slivers of plastic bags... READ MORE›
MASSIVE DUMP LANDSLIDE KILLS AT LEAST 10 IN SRI LANKA
A 13-year-old boy and two girls aged 14 and 15 were among the dead, said Pushpa Soysa, head nurse at the main Colombo hospital... READ MORE›
UK FRACKING FIRM PLANS TO DUMP WASTEWATER IN THE SEA
A UK shale gas company is considering dumping waste water from fracking in the sea, emails from the company show... READ MORE›
COLOMBO: DEATH TOLL FROM RUBBISH DUMP COLLAPSE RISES
Sri Lanka's parliament was warned recently that the 23 million tonnes of garbage rotting at Kolonnawa was a serious health hazard... READ MORE›
MONSANTO, BP AND VEOLIA AGREE TO PAY FOR CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED WELSH SITE
Monsanto, BP and Veolia agree to pay for cleanup of contaminated Welsh site... READ MORE›
SMELLY, CONTAMINATED, FULL OF DISEASE: THE WORLDS OPEN DUMPS ARE GROWING | JOHN VIDAL
According to the atlas, compiled by teams of academics and waste professionals on four continents, the 50 sites are all pollution and health timebombs... READ MORE›
INDONESIA: PLASTIC TAX TO CURB RUBBISH DUMPED IN RIVERS
About 187 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the country's waters, placing Indonesia... READ MORE›
NEW LITTER STRATEGY COULD SEE FLY-TIPPERS GIVEN COMMUNITY SERVICE
Under the strategy, those convicted of fly-tipping and given community service would be forced to help councils clear up fly-tipped waste... READ MORE›
FRENCHMEN KAYAK DOWN THE WORLD'S MOST POLLUTED RIVER IN PLASTIC BOTTLE CANOES
However, at that time, he did not find enough shocking visuals to change people's mindsets on waste... READ MORE›
FOUR CLEVER WAYS TO DEAL WITH RUBBISH
Despite our best environmental efforts, the world still overflows with more non-biodegradable trash than ever. We review four clever ideas for dealing with it all... READ MORE›
'I AM SACRIFICING MY LIFE TO TRIGGER CONCERN ABOUT PLASTIC IN INDIA'
Environmentalist Jawahar Kumaran killed himself and left a video protesting about 'toxic plastic'... READ MORE›
CHILEAN CAPITAL SUSPENDS HEAVY INDUSTRY AND TAKES CARS OFF ROAD TO DEAL WITH SMOG CRISIS
Air pollution in Santiago has got so bad that the country's Environment Ministry has had to issue an environmental state of emergency warning... READ MORE›
COMPANIES PAY OUT MORE THAN ?1.5M FOR BREAKING ENVIRONMENT LAWS
The Environment Agency said its ability to accept enforcement undertakings was extended in 2015 to a wider range of issues... READ MORE›
FIVE LESSONS FROM THE WASTE 2017 CONFERENCE
State-of-the-art landfills Photo Albert Shamess is director of waste management for Vancouver, which is aiming to be a zero-waste city by 2040... READ MORE›
BRITISH TAMPONS AND NAPPIES SET TO FUEL POWER STATIONS
One challenge is collecting such waste from homes, but the charity Zero Waste Scotland recently ran a successful trial of kerbside collections of absorbent hygiene products... READ MORE›
RISING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING IN BINS, REFUSE COLLECTORS WARN
The more homeless people we get, the more people need to find shelter in waste containers... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST BRINGS PLASTIC TO LIFE THROUGH ART
The Melrose Gallery in Johannesburg recently held a solo-exhibition by South African artist Mbogeni Buthelezi, showcasing the plastic painter's 'Sugar Tax' collection... READ MORE›
MY DOG IS A REGISTERED WASTE COLLECTOR, SAYS CRITIC OF LAX REGULATION
Brown tested the Environment Agency's regulatory regime by applying for a waste licence in the name of Oscar, a West Highland terrier who died 10 years ago... READ MORE›
THE ECO GUIDE TO GREEN PARENTING
It's 25 years since Juliet Solomon codified earth mother and father techniques in Green Parenting and the big aim remains bringing up children with small ecological footprints... READ MORE›
DO YOU WORK TACKLING AIR POLLUTION FOR A COUNCIL? SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US
Share your experience with us We want to hear from people who monitor air quality data and inspect other forms of pollution locally... READ MORE›
THREE QUARTERS OF COUNCILS COLLECT GENERAL WASTE ONCE A FORTNIGHT
With pressure to boost recycling and cut costs, landfill waste in England is collected less frequently - with six councils collecting it once in three weeks... READ MORE›
DAD UNWITTINGLY POISONS HIS KIDS WITH LEAD
Starting May 1, 2009, Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District directed residents to take old computers and TVs to 2trg for recycling... READ MORE›
BEFORE DEBRIS COLLAPSE IN CHINA SAFETY FEARS WERE DISCUSSED
But instead, the district urban management bureau assigned the site and then oversaw approvals... READ MORE›
CAMEROON FIGHTS POLLUTION BY TURNING USED PLASTIC INTO JOBS
Plastic waste has become a major problem in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde clogging up drains and rivers and causing flooding in the city whenever it rains... READ MORE›
COMMENT: EIGHT MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC GOING INTO THE OCEAN EACH YEAR
Plastic waste is the scourge of our oceans killing our wildlife, polluting our beaches, and threatening our food security... READ MORE›