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
“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