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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s waste industry will not be swallowed by the economic black hole, but it will experience a few bumps ...

Arms aloft, the president of the United Nations Environment Assembly triumphantly told delegates in Kenya: “Plastic pollution has grown into an epidemic. With today’s resolution, we are officially on ...

The UK generates an extra three million tonnes of waste each festive season. Discover how you can minimize your impact with ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis along with diverse impacts on environment, economy and society. It has posed various challenges to the existing regulations and management ...

A recycling centre has been barred from accepting general waste due to 'a serious risk of pollution'. Staffordshire Waste Recycling Centre Limited, in Longport, has had its environmental permit for ...

Uncollected solid waste is one of Nairobi’s most visible environmental problems. Many parts of the city, especially the low and middle-income areas, don’t even have waste collection systems in place.

Public demands to remove garbage dumps from the vicinity of homes on grounds of health risk are posing a huge problem for local bodies who say they have no legitimate dumping grounds as alternatives.

Parliamentary briefings from the eThekwini and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities have revealed persistent illegal dumping, inadequate infrastructure and severe funding shortfalls. As a result, the ...

Farmers in Wales are being encouraged to attend an open day which addresses the question of how they should dispose of waste products once new regulations come in. The day is being organised by the ...

Poor waste management in Bengaluru's multi-dwelling units, particularly those with absent owners, is creating black spots and ...