For decades, locals in East Java in Indonesia have been burning plastic waste but may not have been aware of the health consequences.
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KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Waste management services in Kathmandu Valley are expected to be disrupted on November 10 and 11 due to the Tihar festival.
National (Nepal)
KATHMANDU: Waste management services across the Kathmandu Valley will be disrupted on November 10 and 11 due to the closure of the Bancharedanda landfill site during the Tihar festival. According to Sarita Rai, Chief of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s Environment Management Department, employees working at Bancharedanda, the Valley’s final waste disposal site, will be on […]
The waste authority responsible for the failure of South West WA's FOGO waste system is being dissolved after repeated environmental breaches cost ratepayers millions of dollars.
An interstate group has made around $50,000 in 10 days after posing as a licensed disposal operation for old tyres, Tasmanian authorities say.
Technology
Waste collection and disposal services in the Kathmandu Valley will be disrupted for four days during Dashain as sanitation workers at the Banchare Danda landfill take leave to celebrate the festival.
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A notoriously stubborn agricultural waste product, rice husk is being repurposed as a sturdy and resilient construction material.