Once set up with legal front companies, criminal gangs carry out their illegal activities, “such as pouring liquid waste into streams or lakes”, burning waste to generate energy and mislabelling ...

A new study explores waste management systems and reveals that achieving zero waste leakage by 2030 is unlikely, potentially jeopardizing related Sustainable Development Goals. The authors emphasize ...

Illegal waste flows are causing economic, public health and environmental damage, especially in low-income countries, while a patchwork of regulations enables criminals to evade punishment, according ...

The adoption of any new policies such as bottle bills, reuse systems, EPR or certain food packaging bans could reduce ...

If the world embarked on an immediate and globally-coordinated effort to reduce our plastic consumption, there would still be an estimated 710 million metric tons of plastic that will pollute the ...

Dow is working with cooperatives in Brazil to improve waste recycling infrastructure and incomes. On a mission to address the environmental, social and economic impacts of plastic pollution and other ...

Waste management capacity expansion key to curb plastic pollution: Ocean Cleanup founder ...

The Court found uneven compliance with the 2016 Solid Waste Management Rules and issued binding nationwide directions to ensure effective implementation of the 2026 ...

Kochi: Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) issued a show cause notice to Govt Medical College Hospital (MCH), ...

Karnataka has a significant number of dumpsites, largely due to the absence of adequate, scientifically designed sanitary ...