Millions of tonnes of asbestos are being removed from buildings around the world – can this dangerous mineral be disposed of permanently? Or even be put to good use? At a small industrial unit in ...

In a densely populated city like Dhaka, waste collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal requires an efficient waste management system. Improper waste disposal and poorly managed landfills ...

Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the beige concoction, commencing a ritualistic dance that summons wild yeast ...

In “Our Mutual Friend”, Charles Dickens’s last complete novel, stray paper “hangs on every bush, flutters in every tree, is caught flying by the electric wires, haunts every enclosure”. Since those ...

Four hundred million tons of toxic waste are produced each year. Just imagine that for a moment — that’s 70 Great Pyramids of Giza combined. It’s not something most of us take into account when ...

BERLIN – Is the human species becoming a cancer on the planet? This question arises from the grim findings of a new United Nations study that human actions are irremediably altering natural ecosystems ...

It points to the possibility of "horizontal" recycling.

LGU Paranas shares their best waste management practices and receives a Certificate of Appreciation at the PAGSANYOG 2025. (Photo: DILG-8) In Paranas, Samar province, good governance began with ...

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