The infrastructure available to a nation for the management of its solid waste not only affects its population and environment, it plays a role in addressing global challenges of greenhouse gas ...

Recently, research on waste concentrates on the assessment of the linkages between waste and resource use, climate change, air, and water pollution. Previous work determined that only around 13% of ...

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative urban food waste management framework by analyzing food waste data from 29 large cities ...

Croatia has been lagging behind other EU member states in transitioning towards a circular economy. The World Bank has been supporting Croatia in improving waste management for more than a decade.

MANILA, Philippines — A new regional framework is urging island communities to move beyond traditional waste management and ...

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

Nairobi’s current waste disposal system is fraught with major problems. EPA/Dai Kurokawa Uncollected solid waste is one of Nairobi’s most visible environmental problems. Many parts of the city, ...

Coronavirus has revealed just how fragile our waste cycle is. Globally, collection services are being reduced because of social distancing, staff absences and concerns about workers’ health and safety ...

Solid waste management (SWM) is a global issue that necessitates collective efforts to reduce environmental and social impacts. Inadequately managed waste produced from years of economic development ...

Community effort: Local coordinators gathering data with the help of participants to improve waste collection. KOTA KINABALU: For the longest time ever, the cluster of water villages in Semporna ...