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CHINA NO LONGER WILLING TO BE A DUMPING GROUND FOR US WASTE


There have been many stories in US news media lately about how China's ban on foreign waste has caused recycling chaos in their country... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 7

CHINA WASTE CLAMPDOWN COULD CREATE UK CARDBOARD RECYCLING CHAOS, SAY INDUSTRY EXPERTS


In 2016, China imported 7.3m tonnes of waste plastics from developed countries including the UK, the US and Japan... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 266

THE INTRIGUING WORLD OF 'CIRCULAR DESIGN'


Sense is an office chair designed to maximise productivity and circularity Credit Ideo The office Even the workplace can benefit from a circular economy... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 311

CHINESE BAN ON PLASTIC WASTE IMPORTS COULD SEE UK POLLUTION RISE


Chinese restrictions from January will hit UK recycling efforts and risk plastic waste being stockpiled or ending up in landfill, warn industry leaders... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 4432

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

30th November, 2017 3392

THE WORLD IS DROWNING IN EVER-GROWING MOUNDS OF GARBAGE


In Lagos, for all the horrors involving waste management, trash is still seen as an enormous economic opportunity... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 1509

TOXIC COST OF RUBBISH SCAVENGING IN EAST TIMOR


Scavengers as young as eight-years old eek out a living in unimaginable conditions at the Tibar landfill near Dili... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 700

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

9th October, 2017 165

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

3rd October, 2017 617

Trending News Headlines : Mbeubeuss

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

15th May, 2017 86876

'THEY JUST TOSS IT FREELY,' SAYS FORMER WORKER


Walmart food waste caught on camera 'They just toss it freely,' says former worker... READ MORE

24th October, 2016 8248

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

15th October, 2016 6707

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

8th March, 2015 5660

ADDIS ABABA: DEATH TOLL HITS 113 IN RUBBISH LANDSLIDE


Koshe is the largest rubbish dump in Ethiopia and home to hundreds of people who collect and resell rubbish trucked in from around Addis Ababa... READ MORE

15th March, 2017 2993

UK RISKS BECOMING 'DUMPING GROUND' FOR PLASTIC AFTER BREXIT


The UK government says it is taking the issue of plastic bottles seriously... READ MORE

29th June, 2017 2668

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

28th January, 2015 2546

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

15th April, 2017 1596

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

15th June, 2016 1546

46 KILLED DOZENS MISSING IN ETHIOPIA GARBAGE DUMP LANDSLIDE


The landfill has been a dumping ground for Addis Ababa's garbage for more than 50 years... READ MORE

13th March, 2017 1475

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

16th April, 2017 1473

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

14th July, 2015 1441

FREETOWN: A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN?


How geography, climate change and politics contributed to Sierra Leone's latest disaster... READ MORE

15th August, 2017 1198

LANDSLIDE AT ETHIOPIAN GARBAGE DUMP KILLS AT LEAST 35


It was not immediately clear what caused the landslide at the Koshe Garbage Landfill, which buried several makeshift homes and concrete buildings... READ MORE

12th March, 2017 1171

RECYCLING RATES IN ENGLAND DROP FOR FIRST TIME


Newham borough in London had the lowest recycling rate in England, at 15 percent, while South Oxfordshire district council had the highest, at 67 percent ... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 1133

BRITISH CONSUMERS ADMIT CONFUSION OVER RECYCLING


Nearly three-quarters 73 percent said they would welcome more transparency about what happens to their waste, according to the survey of 1,500 adults, by waste management company Viridor... READ MORE

14th September, 2016 843

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

6th October, 2014 770

GARBAGE DUMP COLLAPSE KILLS AT LEAST 19 IN SRI LANKA


Sri Lanka Garbage Dump Collapse Kills at Least 19... READ MORE

16th April, 2017 704

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

15th September, 2016 684

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

9th April, 2017 662

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

7th September, 2017 622

'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

22nd November, 2016 584

HOW DO YOU DISPOSE OF THROWAWAY PLASTIC BOTTLES?


A survey by Greenpeace found five out of six global soft drinks firms sold single-use plastic bottles weighing more than two million tonnes... READ MORE

5th April, 2017 559

HOPES FOR SURVIVORS FADE AFTER RUBBISH DUMP COLLAPSE


Authorities were unsure how many more people could still be trapped, but about 30 were reported missing, Bopage told the Associated Press news agency... READ MORE

17th April, 2017 546

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

4th May, 2017 349

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

20th March, 2017 344

ISRAELI ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH LIQUOR BOTTLES FROM FIRST WORLD WAR


Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of whisky and gin bottles at the remains of a first world war British army barracks in the centre of Israel... READ MORE

22nd March, 2017 326

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

12th March, 2016 319

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

21st July, 2017 306

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

3rd May, 2017 206


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