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GAU holds training on sustainable campus waste management
Staff Correspondent 18 August, 2025, 00:55 Gazipur Agricultural University organises a special training programme titled Clean Campus, Green Future: Waste Management for Sustainable Development at the GAU on Sunday. | Press release To promote...

Executive Council approves Pollution Prevention and Waste Management strategy

ASX 200 Focus on Edith Cowan University’s Research in Battery Recycling
Highlights,Edith Cowan University explores battery recycling for lithium recovery,Recycling offers environmental and economic advantages,Growing need for sustainable solutions in lithium waste management,Edith Cowan University (ECU) has released...

Australia to develop national solar module reuse and recycling scheme
New South Wales, which has earned praise across Australia’s renewables industry for developing a battery regulation legislation, will lead preliminary work on a regulatory impact statement with other jurisdictions. According to the New South Wales...

Residents urged to pull the plug on old electronics to hit 100,000-kilogram e-waste recycling target
Mosman Council and Australia’s leading e-waste recycler, Sircel, are calling on residents to help reach an ambitious new target of 100,000 kilograms of recycled electronic waste at the biannual collection this August. To date, Mosman Council...

Ingka’s investment in plastics recycling and LSE’s low-carbon retrofit: The sustainability success stories of the week
Here, edie rounds up five positive sustainability stories from this week. Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key...

Can’d Aid seeks applications for recycling grants
LONGMONT — Nonprofit Can’d Aid is partnering with The Ball Foundation to accept applications for the Crush It Crusade, a grant program dedicated to helping communities embrace recyclable aluminum and establish effective recycling programs. Over 11...

Inside new Bill to enforce strict electronic waste management
The Bill mandates that all e-waste generators, including households and businesses, must dispose of their electronic waste at the designated ward consolidation sites. [iStockphoto] A new Bill before the Senate seeks to introduce strict measures...

Lacor Hospital proposes waste recycling to curb costs amid financial strain
Visitors look at the iconic photo montage of the founders of St Mary’s Hospital Lacor Dr Piero Corti (R), his wife Dr Lucille Teasdale (C), and Dr Mathew Lukwiya (L) at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city. PHOTO URN Gulu, Uganda | THE...

Stop recycling old politicians, Adebayo urges Nigerians
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewale Adebayo, has urged Nigerians to stop recycling old politicians if the country is to make meaningful progress. Speaking on Arise TV PrimeTime, monitored by The...

Dunwoody to hold free hazardous waste recycling
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Princeton NuEnergy Launches First US Lithium Battery Recycling Facility
In the heart of Chester, South Carolina, a quiet revolution in battery recycling is unfolding. Princeton NuEnergy has inaugurated what it claims is the first commercial-scale facility in the U.S. dedicated to lithium-ion battery recycling,...

Oyster River recycling depot acquired by Comox Strathcona Waste Management
The Oyster River Recycling Depot has a new owner, with Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) announcing it has purchased the facility to ensure it remains a vital community asset. The depot, located at 2185 Regent Rd., will continue to serve...

Plastic pollution pact stumbles, leaving recycling as main focus
Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions of tons of plastic water bottles, food...

Coimbatore Corporation struggles to win public trust on decentralised waste management
A micro-composting centre in Coimbatore city. | Photo Credit: file photo The recent direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to decentralise waste management has placed the Coimbatore Corporation under pressure to recalibrate its strategy....

CAG Exposes Uttar Pradesh Waste Management Scam: Crores Lost, Rules Flouted, Projects Stalled
CAG Exposes UP Waste Management Scam: Crores Lost, Rules Flouted, Projects Stalled | Uttar Pradesh’s solid waste management system is rotting from the inside—quite literally. A blistering audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has...

Recycling in Zachary will provide larger bins and increased cost
Zachary residents soon will be able to dispose of their cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and other recyclables in larger collection carts — but not everybody is happy about the change, which will cost customers an extra $4.35 a month. The new...

Cohen Recycling to be recognized for supporting Ronald McDonald House
While Dumes said winning awards and seeking recognization aren’t part of the company’s mission statement, Cohen Recycling will be honored on Sept. 6 with the prestigious HEART Award at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati...

Watch: Local artist stitches recycling into fashion success
A 24-year-old recycling and art enthusiast, Minenhle Simelane, has transformed his childhood memories and passion for art into a booming business. Simelane, who owns Umlazi Arts and Recycling, started by crocheting recycled plastics into mats in...

Zonal commissioners to oversee waste management in Bengaluru
The second stage solid waste transfer and automatic waste sorting unit at Koramangala in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo In a move to enhance accountability in waste management in Bengaluru, the government of Karnataka has assigned zonal...