Crackdown nabs 8,000 litterbugs in six states

PETALING JAYA: Nearly 8000 litterbugs have been caught under a new community service framework in six states, with Housing Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming pushing for the remaining states to adopt the system. Source: The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/28/crackdown-nabs-8000-litterbugs-in-six-states?utm_source=dailyalert&utm_medium=email&__sta=vhg.uosvpxTFFUuzk%7CIFFQTJFI&__stm_medium=email&__stm_source=smartech

From food waste to ‘black gold’: inside the Dayton composting movement

At The Foodbank Inc. in downtown Dayton, a dark pile of processed waste and wood chips sits beneath a conveyor belt. This is the finished product, recently tumbled through a cylindrical trommel screen after months spent cooling. Source: Dayton Daily News Read More: https://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/from-food-waste-to-black-gold-inside-the-local-composting-movement/article_650044c3-932f-5b68-a812-86f8d93824d1.html

The everyday recycling mistakes leaving 235,000 tonnes of waste unrecycled

The figures, analysed by Rainbow Rubbish Removals, examined accredited packaging waste data from January to March 2026 across the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Source: London Daily Read More: https://www.londondaily.news/the-everyday-recycling-mistakes-leaving-235000-tonnes-of-waste-unrecycled/

Student innovation turns toxic hospital waste into bricks

Four Mount Kenya University students invented a device to remove toxic pollutants and greenhouse gases from incinerators while converting the captured residues into useful construction materials, earning them a place in the finals of the prestigious Wege Prize. Source: University World News Read More: https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20260511134421650

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