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India hosted two of the world’s 25 largest methane-emitting landfill sites in 2025 — in Secunderabad, Telangana and Mumbai, Maharashtra — according to a new satellite-based analysis of global pollution hotspots. Source: Down to Earth Read More: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/waste/satellite-data-shows-secunderabad-and-mumbai-among-worlds-biggest-methane-emitting-landfill-sites-in-2025?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

TOKYO: Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward has updated the uniforms of its reception staff and other employees for the first time in nine years. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/04/15/tokyo-aquarium-recycles-fishnets-into-employees-uniforms-to-fight-waste

A bin man has pleaded with the British public to think more carefully about the items they are putting into their recycling bins. While some contaminate their boxes with unsustainable waste, others don’t seem to care about the essential workers at all. Source: Manchester Evening News Read More: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/binman-lists-3-grim-items-33689537

If you’ve ever seen what a city looks like when waste management workers go on strike – bags piling up, smells creeping in, rats getting brave – you already know how big of a problem human garbage can become if not managed properly. Source: Earth Read More: https://www.earth.com/news/world-bank-report-global-waste-crisis-is-accelerating-non-sustainable/

Most of us know the best way to repurpose gently used clothing is to donate it. But what about undergarments or items that are a little too worn? Sadly, tons of clothing end up in landfills because they’re damaged, stained, or unsellable. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, discarded clothing makes up the Read more…

Jakarta. The Indonesian sovereign fund Danantara has opened the second tender for the waste-to-energy projects after Chinese firms secured a landslide victory in the first round. Source: Jakartablobe.ID Read More: https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesia-opens-next-wastetoenergy-tender-after-china-landslide-win#google_vignette

KANCHANABURI – Lack of diesel brought garbage collection to a halt in Kanchanaburi municipality on Tuesday morning, with the trucks not beginning their rounds until fuel was available in the afternoon. Source: Bangkok Post Read More: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3218648/lack-of-fuel-halts-garbage-collection

In a breakthrough for “bio-upcycling,” scientists have engineered a way to transform plastic waste into L-DOPA, the primary drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. Source: Neuroscience News Read More: https://neurosciencenews.com/plastic-waste-parkinsons-ldopa-30323/

A binman has revealed which everyday food product should never go in the food waste or recycling bin – and it’s something many households may be guilty of disposing of incorrectly. Source: Manchester Evening News Read More: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/binman-advises-not-put-1-33573504

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