Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why ...

After a chance meeting with a migrant waste picker, Karan Kumar built Finobadi, recycling 450 tonnes of waste and creating fair, steady incomes for Delhi’s informal workers.

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

The effort started with informational sessions in schools and universities about the importance of sorting materials for recycling. It's widely reported that less than 10% of global plastic waste is ...

While the problem of declining airspace will not be solved overnight, as we move towards a permanent solution, smart ...

But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these systems are used and what they replace. Scores of ...

For over a month, broken trucks and filled dumpsites have stalled waste collections by the Lagos Waste Management Authority ...

A steady stream of needles, razor blades and other "sharps" are being found in Phoenix sorting facilities that threaten the safety of its employees. "This opens up the possibility of danger and ...

A new study shows the country will generate about 2.3 million tonnes of electronic waste between 2025 and 2030 from just seven common household products — with many of those products sent to landfill ...

Elvis EROMOSELE argues for new engineered landfill sites in strategic zoneAcross Lagos, the evidence is visible and increasingly troubling. Overflowing bins dot residential streets; refuse heaps ...

There has been a massive increase in fires started by discarded vapes in waste facilities in the West Midlands which is endangering workers' lives.

Private Sector Participants (PSPs), the backbone of Lagos’ waste collection system, are facing unprecedented delays at approved landfill sites such as Olusosun and other designated disposal hubs.