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
SOUTHEAST Asia could unlock its next major industrial and trade opportunity by treating waste as a strategic resource and building integrated regional recycling supply chains similar to the region’s electronics manufacturing networks, according to sustainability investors and circular economy advocates. Source: SunStar Read More: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/waste-trade-seen-as-new-aseans-growth-driver
JAKARTA – Ms Indah Gryanti, a resident of Gianyar regency in Bali, said she is now often faced with stacks of uncollected residual waste, as garbage trucks come irregularly. Source: Straits Times Read More: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/tourism-worsens-bali-waste-crisis
Bangkok’s waste separation programme is showing results, with falling rubbish volumes and higher public compliance following new collection fees introduced to encourage sorting. Source: Bangkok Post Read More: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3248172/city-scheme-sorts-rubbish-out#google_vignette
Germany was the world’s largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025 and sent more than 810,000 tonnes abroad, according to analysis of trade data carried out for the Guardian. Source: The Guardian Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/germany-largest-exporter-plastic-waste-2025
If you’re struggling to get rid of garden waste and your council doesn’t provide you with a garden waste bin, struggle no longer, as here are four ways to dispose of garden waste without one. Source: Idea Home Read More: https://www.idealhome.co.uk/garden/garden-advice/how-to-get-rid-of-garden-waste-without-a-garden-waste-bin