The global e-waste monitor 2024
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
Japanese officials in towns around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant reacted guardedly to plans announced on Saturday to build facilities to store radioactive waste from the clean-up around the plant
Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident scattered radioactive material over surrounding communities, Japan still is struggling to figure out how to clean up the mess, exacerbating
Lacking a solid waste management policy (SWMP) for the metropolis is the mother of all the evils that have ruined city's environment. Even today, clean air and clean potable water, a basic necessity
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‘Such plants burn waste, creating more greenhouse gas emissions and toxic pollution' Representatives of waste pickers' organisations, citizens groups, environmental organisations and residents' welfare
After facing a space crunch in the dumping grounds of the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has requested buildings to dispose or manage the garbage they generate within its premises by
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