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Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world’s most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis. Source: Yahoo News Read More: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-capital-faces-filthy-trash-014512593.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM_itzIUjDJkl3IElvVfBl2nFtAxZLhIvyTOGtbWXFSo4N6Zt_6VjsIJGA28nXUJD8WFfEJLWo8vQOhDl-kHR1uU3YvyscJz-8hDgATJywM1EKTPCKuEwR0N32BozgL_9Me9hNhue48wt4ooRGWiCcrXeVtd5WOtaMNUIFSJ4Dej

“Some people say being a binman’s a rubbish job,” says Ashley, also known as viral sensation The No1 Binman. “I don’t care – as long as you’re doing something you love.” The refuse worker says he is happy to help with anything people want to find out about the “bindustry”. Read more…

New data from GPS trackers installed in hazardous e-waste from Australia reveals “likely” illegal exports to South-East Asia, a United States-based not-for-profit environmental group says. Source: ABC news Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/gps-in-e-waste-from-australia-reveal-exports-to-south-east-asia/106196324

MANILA, Philippines — An avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing one person, injuring a dozen and leaving 38 others missing, officials said Friday. Source: ABC News Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-1-person-killed-27-missing-landfill-collapse-129038874

China has invested heavily in incinerate waste to generate electricity and alleviate pressure on overcrowded landfills. The strategy progressed rapidly and became one of the largest structures of this type of energy on the planet. Now, the scenario has changed. With more than 1.000 power plants, part of the system Read more…

KAMPALA, Aug 7 — When the giant landfill collapsed in Uganda’s capital Kampala a year ago, Zamhall Nansamba thought she was hearing an aeroplane taking off. Then came screams and a giant wave of garbage rushing towards her, ripping up trees as it went. Source: Malay Mail Read more: https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2025/08/07/still-buried-a-year-after-landfill-collapse-ugandans-await-justice-and-compensation/186787#google_vignette

STOCKHOLM, July 19 — Sweden said Thursday that some used clothes can now be thrown away with regular trash, after an EU ban on textile disposal overwhelmed municipalities and flooded recycling centres. Source: Malay Mail Read more: https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2025/07/19/sweden-struggles-with-textile-waste-surge-lets-torn-clothes-be-thrown-away-with-regular-trash/184352

MANILA:  Long one of the world’s top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay for waste solutions will help clean up its act. Last year, its “Extended Producer Responsibility” statute came into force — the first in Southeast Asia to impose penalties Read more…

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Indonesia announced the launch of the Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management and Partnership (USAID SELARAS).  Both Indonesia and the United States have a vested interest in addressing waste management, which poses significant health and environmental risks, including Read more…

A report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network shows how recycled plastic contains hazardous material, threatening to make us more susceptible to serious health problems Read More at https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-recycling-cannot-solve-worlds-plastic-pollution-problem-2533164-2024-04-29?utm_source=washare&utm_medium=socialicons&utm_campaign=shareurltracking