waste
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…
‘Waste Free AUC’ environmental campaign aims to achieve waste-free living in Egypt
Features/Interviews
June 4, 2019
‘Waste Free AUC’ environmental campaign aims to achieve waste-free living in Egypt
Like many other countries around the globe, Egypt has been in a constant battle with waste. However, a crucial part…
Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tons of garbage
World
May 2, 2019
Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tons of garbage
A 14-member team sent by the Nepalese government to tidy up Mount Everest has so far collected three tonnes (3.3 US…
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Environment
February 27, 2019
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to new research…
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Environment
February 26, 2019
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry is about to finish setting a tariff for electric power generation – the purchase price of energy…
Tipples and trash: A Japan waste plant opens its doors
Environment
January 29, 2019
Tipples and trash: A Japan waste plant opens its doors
A group of young Japanese snap selfies as they knock back a few drinks on a Friday night. But…
Egypt to announce tariff for selling energy from waste within weeks: Report
Environment
January 21, 2019
Egypt to announce tariff for selling energy from waste within weeks: Report
Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad announced that the government has prepared a tariff for the sale of energy from…
Egyptian secondary school student produces electricity from inorganic waste
Egypt
December 24, 2018
Egyptian secondary school student produces electricity from inorganic waste
Shirook Mahmoud Mohamed, a second secondary grade student at the Alaa Abuslim Secondary School for Girls in Qalyoub, has…
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
Environment
December 10, 2018
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China
JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them – millions of cockroaches…
First sanitary landfill established in Damietta
Egypt
November 21, 2018
First sanitary landfill established in Damietta
For the first time in Egypt, a sanitary landfill was established in Damietta, according to a statement by the governorate.…