THE statistic that just 50 percent of seven million tonnes of waste generated annually is collected and disposed of in ...

Tanzania is no exception, with an estimated 12.1 to 17.4 million tonnes of municipal solid waste generated annually, ...

When food is wasted, so are these precious resources. In India, food waste accounts for 10%-12% of total municipal waste, contributing significantly to methane emissions from landfills (methane is ...

“The process of incineration, and burying the residue in a landfill works for municipal waste but not for toxic waste. It is bound to leach. Our main suggestion is to avoid the incineration ...

Non-hazardous waste, which accounts for 95.6 per cent of solid waste produced in Europe, includes municipal waste, such as packaging, clothing, bottles, and plastics, as well as demolition ...

He said Lagos is also advancing its Waste to Energy project in Epe that would process 2,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily and generate 60-80 megawatts of electricity, contributing clean ...

Prosecutors said inspections at WaveDivision Holdings facilities revealed the firm was improperly sending hazardous waste – including electronics, silicone gels and batteries – to municipal ...

With rapid urbanisation and population growth, waste generation is growing, overwhelming municipal managements. An estimated 49.6 million tonnes of solid waste is generated in the country each ...

Risks to the capital’s sewerage system were “just as bad”, he added. The municipal waste water treatment plant at Ringsend had reached “the limit of what we can get in there”.

A batch of new garbage trucks marked “a step forward” in supporting the island’s waste management infrastructure, the ...

The Fort Payne Municipal Pool has served the community for 30 years, but Baine said it needs some upgrades. Baine said last year, he met with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to have the ...