Phursungi residents demand halt on open dumping of waste at local depot, say PMC has failed to address their concerns

Area Inhabitants Also Want Scientific Methods For Bio-mining Here, Criticise Ongoing Efforts ...
The Morung ExpressOpinion

Environmental protection does not end at waste segregation: The importance of responsible waste management

Every year on 5 June, World Environment Day asks us to look at the planet we call home, one we are inheriting and the one we ...
Mongabay

Open dumping & failed reforms bury Sri Lankan cities in waste problem

In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in Meethotamulla violated residents’ fundamental rights and faulted the authorities for ...
WOOD-TV

Kent County skips landfill, moves forward with new method of waste management

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A project in Kent County that has been on hold for more than a year is moving forward with the goal of finding a better way to manage waste. In this November 2021 photo, ...
Los Angeles Times

California regulators want to weaken hazardous waste disposal rules

California regulators are recommending the state weaken its hazardous waste disposal rules in a bid to dump contaminated soil at some municipal landfills within the state. State officials say revising ...
Mongabay

Open burning of plastic is an escalating public health threat, say experts

Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic products and plastic waste from the Global North to ...