Recycling
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
World
April 23, 2020
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
SOWETO, Johannesburg (Reuters) — They perform one of South Africa’s most important services, collecting recyclables that would otherwise swell the…
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
World
February 12, 2020
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws. The growing global crisis…
CAMPAS releases report on recycling rates in Egypt
Environment
September 2, 2019
CAMPAS releases report on recycling rates in Egypt
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed on August 29 figures about waste recycling in Egypt during…
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Environment
August 29, 2019
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to…
Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash
Environment
July 15, 2019
Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash
Nie Feng used to toss his rubbish outside his Shanghai flat without a thought while rushing to work, but saving…
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
World
June 28, 2019
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
As the world slowly wakes up to the scale of the plastic pollution problem, an increasing number of countries and…
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste
Environment
June 5, 2019
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste
Western countries must increasingly deal with hard to dispose of plastics because China and many southeastern Asian countries no longer…
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste
Environment
May 28, 2019
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste
Hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from, Malaysia said Tuesday, insisting…
Garbage clogs once-clear rivers in Bosnia, govt is blamed
World
May 2, 2019
Garbage clogs once-clear rivers in Bosnia, govt is blamed
VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Plastic bottles, rusty barrels and even old washing machines are among the tons of garbage clogging…
Egypt’s Tara Emad goes global with H&M’s eloquent campaign
Egypt
April 30, 2019
Egypt’s Tara Emad goes global with H&M’s eloquent campaign
Egypt’s famed model and promising actor Tara Emad has joined her first ever global campaign, established by clothing giant H&M…