Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Nigeria announced the introduction of what he called a “small state of emergency” due to the worsening situation with waste collection and removal. Authorities have ordered 160 new compactor garbage trucks, plan to restore the operation of additional waste unloading sites and increase the Read more…
PHNOM PENH: A nationwide environmental cleanup campaign will run from Sept 18 to 30 to remove plastic waste and raise awareness of the growing threat it poses to the planet. The campaign is part of the ninth World Cleanup Day in 2026, organised by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation Read more…
Firefighters in B.C.’s Fraser Valley are reminding people not to throw lithium-ion batteries in the trash after a blaze broke out at a waste transfer station. The Hope Fire Department posted about the incident online Friday, saying when crews arrived on scene at the Valley Waste Transfer Station on Ross Read more…
Three of the country’s worst illegal dumps are due to be cleaned up using taxpayers’ money, the government has announced. Sites in Kent, Surrey and West Yorkshire will be assessed for clearance, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying the “toxic dumps have blighted communities for too long”. Source: BBC News Read more…
JAKARTA: The Environment Ministry is preparing to require producers of plastic-packaged goods to finance the collection and management of waste generated by their products under a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy, as part of the government’s push to address Indonesia’s mounting waste problem. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/07/13/plastic-producers-to-root-indonesias-waste-management-bill
SINGAPORE – The 2030 targets for recycling and reducing waste in Singapore will be reviewed, in the wake of lacklustre recycling rates and a record high amount of trash being produced. Source: Straits Times Read More: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/zero-waste-masterplan-to-be-reviewed-as-singapore-recycles-less-disposes-more
SINGAPORE – Households will need to pay more for public waste collection from July 1. Source: Straits Times Read More: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/households-to-pay-more-for-waste-disposal-from-july-1
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 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/
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