This time, most of the dead were believed to be Islamic State fighters killed in the final stages of the battle for Mosul... READ MORE›
Among the worst affected were residents of Hlaing Thar Yar, one of Yangon's poorest neighbourhoods... READ MORE›
It also includes a more ambitious recycling target specifically for packaging, of 65 percent by 2025 and 70 percent by 2030... READ MORE›
Walmart food waste caught on camera 'They just toss it freely,' says former worker... READ MORE›
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Refuse collector Kevin McGill had only been on the route in Silver Springs, one the the US' richest suburbs, for three months... READ MORE›
Some had consumed so much waste that they regularly excreted scraps of balloons or slivers of plastic bags... READ MORE›
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›
A UK shale gas company is considering dumping waste water from fracking in the sea, emails from the company show... READ MORE›
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... READ MORE›
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›
About 187 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the country's waters, placing Indonesia... READ MORE›
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›
However, at that time, he did not find enough shocking visuals to change people's mindsets on waste... READ MORE›
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›
Environmentalist Jawahar Kumaran killed himself and left a video protesting about 'toxic plastic'... READ MORE›
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›
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›
The more homeless people we get, the more people need to find shelter in waste containers... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
Starting May 1, 2009, Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District directed residents to take old computers and TVs to 2trg for recycling... READ MORE›
But instead, the district urban management bureau assigned the site and then oversaw approvals... READ MORE›
Plastic waste is the scourge of our oceans killing our wildlife, polluting our beaches, and threatening our food security... READ MORE›
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed and returned the case to Titus' Maryland courtroom in 2014... READ MORE›
And packaging waste recyclers Repak is also in talks with the Department of the Environment to fund inspectors in city and county councils... READ MORE›
Senegal produces about 2 million tonnes of waste a year... READ MORE›
More than one third of all household waste is recycled with Ireland ranked joint third in Europe for reducing the amount of rubbish going to landfill... READ MORE›
A border guard in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, inpects bundles of waste textiles smuggled into China... READ MORE›
Coal will be used more efficiently, and recyclable energy sources will be encouraged... READ MORE›
But it's worth noting that only minimum charges to be applied have been set out... READ MORE›
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