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
GENEVA: Around 62 million tonnes of old or unwanted gadgets were thrown out in 2023, enough to circle the Earth in 40-tonne trucks packed full and parked bumper-to-bumper. The volume of so-called ewaste, which includes mobile phones, TVs and vapes, is “rising five times faster than documented recycling,” according to the Read more…
MARCH 18 — Food waste has been a long-standing issue in Malaysia. According to a report, we are wasting approximately 16,720 tonnes of food daily, which accounts for 44% of the total waste. All this food waste will all end up in the landfill, where it will slowly decompose, releasing harmful Read more…