Singapore races to save ‘Garbage of Eden’
By Martin ABBUGAO Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Visitors to the island hosting Singapore's only landfill might expect foul…
3 years ago
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UK labour shortages see mass of food go to waste
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - More than £60 million ($72 million) worth of food went to waste in Britain in…
4 years ago
India bans many single-use plastics to tackle waste
by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on…
4 years ago
China’s mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain
by Matthew Walsh Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China…
4 years ago
Global plastic waste on track to triple by 2060
A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less…
4 years ago
Sri Lanka completes return of illegal waste to Britain
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled…
4 years ago
Only nine percent of plastic recycled worldwide: OECD
PARIS, France (AFP) - Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said…
4 years ago
Treasured trash: UK waste gets new lease of life
by Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse BRIDPORT, United Kingdom (AFP) - From facial scrubs using coffee grounds to clothes made from…
4 years ago
Tunisia to return illegally imported waste to Italy
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) - Tunisia will return more than 280 containers of waste illegally imported from Italy in 2020, the…
4 years ago
WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of…
4 years ago
Sweden approves plan to bury nuclear waste
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) - Sweden's government on Thursday announced it was approving a plan to provide a final storage place…
4 years ago
Tunisia recyclers struggle to tackle mountains of waste
by Aymen Jamli and Amal Belalloufi Agence France-Presse MGHIRA, Tunisia (AFP) - "When I see plastic, I see money," says…
5 years ago
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