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RTI exposes nearly 50 tonnes of untreated waste in Kedarnath, could pose massive threat to fragile ecosystem
The volume of untreated waste has been steadily rising, with 13.2 tonnes generated in 2022, increas…
India is the Biggest Dumping Ground for E-Waste. Here's How Teens Recycle It
Around 50,000 people, many of them children, spend hours recovering gold, copper, and platinum from…
Kerala govt. to reward up to Rs. 2,500 for reporting illegal waste dumping on roads
The person who informs authorities of such violations will be given Rs 2,500 (maximum) or 25 per ce…
TN protests as Kerala dumps its meat waste, bottles and other trash on its neighbour
Idakkal Panchayat has already written a letter to the Tirunelveli district collector on th…
Dump and donate: Month long e-waste collection drive across 120 cities launched
A month-long campaign for the collection of e-waste from 120 cities across the country was launched…
PTI
Chromium Waste Dumping: TN To Form Panel To Monitor Pollution Hazards
The compensation for those affected by pollution in the area is to be received from the industries …
Why a Wisconsin county is dumping cheese brine on its roads this winter
When winter storms come, most cities use salt to keep roads safe. But some places in Wisconsin reac…
Maiya Focht
Denmark spent over $150,000 to rid a beach of debris and seaweed, then dumped it in the water with a bulldozer
Video shows a bulldozer scooping up seaweed and debris, which reportedly included plastic, along th…
Yelena Dzhanova
Walmart is accused of illegally dumping 'toxic' waste and confidential customer information into landfills, California lawsuit says
The state estimates that Walmart disposes of more than a million items of hazardous waste each year…
Dominick Reuter
If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.
The average US family wastes up to $1,500 a year on uneaten food. The land used to produce it is th…
Tim Paradis
Influencer Wasil Daoud built a following of 6 million with his controversial 'food dumping' videos. But he doesn't want to be that guy anymore.
Wasil Daoud was known for his "food dumping" videos until an encounter with homelessness caused him…
Charissa Cheong
The quest to find $181 million in bitcoin buried in a dump
James Howells of Newport, Wales, shares his $11 million business plan to recover a hard drive with …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
Buried toxic waste from old mining operations could destroy ecosystems as warming thaws the Arctic permafrost
Despite seeming wild and untouched, the Arctic, being rich in mineral resources, has been home to m…
A man was 'covered' in poop after a passing plane dumped toilet waste over his backyard, lawmaker says
A man in Windsor, southeast England, was enjoying the sun in his backyard when raw sewage fell from…
Joshua Zitser
NGT raps Haryana over unscientific dumping of municipal waste in Palwal
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said there is the failure of the local …
PTI
Developing countries like India bear the brunt of global e-waste
Countries like Australia, China and the United States produce most of the world’s e-waste, but it’s…
Amazon's plastic packaging was reportedly found thousands of miles away at illegal dump sites in India
Plastic packaging has been found to release noxious odors at waste sites and can emit toxic chemica…
Aaron Mok
Beer, milk, and produce: All the food that's getting dumped during the pandemic
Ryan Eble and his father Chris talk in their milk house while fresh milk gushes down a drain at the…
Madeline Stone
World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Minderoo Foundation report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers creat…
OPINION: How upcycling food waste or surplus to animal feed can bring down the carbon footprint of the food sector
Today, wasted food accounts for roughly 8% of the world’s total carbon emissions, while food produc…