Operators, firefighters, insurers and municipalities have grappled with a problem that continues to grow faster than our ...

A binman has explained refuse collectors can refuse to take away rubbish. In January, one particular error could cause people ...

A new startup is revolutionizing how textile and plastic waste are recycled, cutting costs and improving efficiency.

The study shows that East African cities face a rapidly growing waste crisis that current disposal-based systems cannot ...

Defective batteries in waste cause daily fires, endangering disposal security. Municipalities demand extensive federal ...

With a March deadline looming, Lucknow Municipal Corporation has yet to build 29 waste management units, leaving garbage ...

Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ours — harming marine ecosystems and leading to microplastics in our seafood. The bulk of single-use plastic products are ...

In Addis Ababa, waste itself is not the limiting factor. The city generates vast quantities of refuse each day from ...

Despite the threats that improper handling of hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), poses to human health ...

Starting this year, California consumers will pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery under a law that aims to curb the risk of battery fires and increase the recycling of lithium batt ...

Recently, Dominica has attracted attention far beyond its borders, due to what has been described as a budding “health crisis ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.