India’s rapid economic growth has resulted in a substantial increase in solid waste generation in urban centres. Urban areas in India alone generate more than 100,000 metric tonnes of solid waste per ...

Management of solid wastes and sewage are the subject of Chapter 21 of Agenda 21, which recognized that "environmentally sound management of wastes was among the environmental issues of major concern ...

CPCB identifies gaps in states' compliance, underscoring the need for improved solid waste management reporting and accountability.

As Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department faces ongoing challenges in providing basic services, such as consistent garbage collection and recycling pickup, City Council has promised to give the ...

Timothy Egan is a state representative serving on the Committee on Resources, Recreation & Development. There’s a general sense in New Hampshire that our state is lagging well behind other New England ...

The accumulation of solid waste in the world’s high mountain camping sites, base camps, and high camps has been a chronic problem facing alpine ecosystems since mountaineering first became popular in ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems in the United States have undergone much evolution over time. The overall system has seen many changes, including changes in policy, the types of ...

Each day, the world produces some 5.5 million tons of waste. Over the course of a year, that adds up to more than 2 billion tons of solid municipal waste, much of it taking up space in landfills and ...

The Costa Rican government on Wednesday called mis-handling of solid waste “one of the biggest environmental problems” facing the country today. In that context, the Presidency introduced an action ...

Hawaii County should impose new fees for Big island residents to dispose of waste in the future, suggested a county official Tuesday. Mansour said that the county does not charge enough to make ...