Firm transforms waste as Morocco faces trash ‘time bomb’
by Kaouthar Oudrhiri Agence France-Presse MEKNES, Morocco (AFP) - Recycling in Morocco may be in its infancy, but the North…
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Illegal but essential, migrants recycle Istanbul’s waste
by Anne CHAON Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Shrouded by acrid smoke, a young Afghan crouches sorting waste he…
5 years ago
United States is world’s biggest plastic polluter, report finds
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic…
5 years ago
Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make power
by Carolyn Lamboley Agence France-Presse SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - With rubbish piling up in the desert, the United Arab…
5 years ago
Indonesian women take on plastic waste brick by brick
by Agnes ANYA JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Alarmed by the mountains of plastic waste leaching into Indonesia's waters, two best…
5 years ago
Toxic mine leaves poisoned legacy in French town
by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse WITTELSHEIM, France (AFP) — Jean-Pierre Hecht, a miner in eastern France, remembers how attractive the…
5 years ago
Customs bureau intercepts 2 containers of illegally imported waste in Subic
(Eagle News)--Authorities have intercepted two containers of illegally imported waste coming from the United States, the Bureau of Customs said.…
6 years ago
Rowers dredge waste in days-long Hungary race
by Géza Molnar / Balazs Wizner Agence France-Presse ZÁHONY, Hungary (AFP) — The 150-odd competitors meeting on the banks of…
6 years ago
160 turtles caught in plastic waste rescued from Bangladesh beach
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- About 160 sea turtles, many of them injured after getting entangled in plastic waste, have…
6 years ago
Israeli scientists use waste in battle against virus
by Alexandra Vardi TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israeli scientists have come up with a "simple" and low-cost method to…
6 years ago
Bangladesh capital awash with plastic-coated posters
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Dhaka is awash with millions of plastic-laminated campaign posters ahead of elections in the Bangladeshi capital,…
6 years ago
Malaysia says, It won’t be ‘garbage dump’ as it returns waste
BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the…
6 years ago
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