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...

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...

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...

DENR to tap informal workers in solid waste management, provide opportunities

August 16, 2025 | 10:39am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is working on formally integrating informal waste workers in the government's solid waste management system. Informal waste workers, often...

Nestlé Vietnam drives occupational safety and hygiene in waste management

Nestlé Vietnam drives occupational safety and hygiene in waste management Nestlé Vietnam organised a training programme on occupational safety and hygiene in waste collection and recycling for its recycling industry partners. This initiative is...

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...

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...

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...

Shasta County residents face fines for improper waste sorting under new law

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Starting December 8th, 2025, Shasta County residents could face fines for improperly sorting their trash, as part of a new waste management initiative. This change is driven by Senate Bill 1383, which mandates California...

Punjab to benefit from Japan’s expertise in urban development: CM Maryam

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that Punjab will benefit from Japan’s expertise in curbing environmental pollution, improving waste management and developing modern cities on advanced lines, according to a handout...

Recycling Plant in Athens Catches Fire- Cause Unkown

A fire broke out on Saturday morning, August 16, at a recycling plant in the Athens’ municipality of Aigaleo. The blaze started at around 07:50 under circumstances that remain unclear. So far, there is no risk of the fire spreading, according to...

Dunwoody to hold free hazardous waste recycling

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Waste firm fined after worker run over by excavator

A waste management company has been prosecuted following a serious workplace transport incident in which a young employee was crushed by an excavator. The incident On 29 January 2024, a 24-year-old who had only been employed by Farm XS (Northern)...

Hashoo Foundation holds awareness session in Gilgit-Baltistan

GILGIT-BALTISTAN - Hashoo Foundation, reaffirming its commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action, organized an awareness session on waste management, sustainable living practices and collective responsibility for climate action,...

Waste Management Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?

Valued at a market cap of $93.9 billion, Waste Management, Inc. (WM) provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The Houston, Texas-based company offers waste collection, transfer, recycling,...

Treaty impasse

RECENT efforts in Geneva by some 183 countries on a global plastics treaty ended in stalemate. There were deep divisions between nations pushing for production caps and those prioritising recycling and waste management. Now, without any consensus,...

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,...

CM directs to use modern Japanese tech for waste treatment

LAHORE: “Japan’s modern technology and methods will be used for sewage and waste management in Punjab,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif during her visit to Japan’s largest waste water treatment plant. She inspected the waste...

In tech-heavy Bay Area, waste management may offer hotter career prospects as AI takes over