Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

Qatar has made remarkable progress in waste segregation at source initiative with Doha recording segregation rates exceeding 85%. The initiative is aimed at enhancing Qatar’s circular economy. The ...

Nearly three years after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) rolled out its plan to collect segregated waste from households across the city, the initiative is still struggling to gain momentum.

The Centre has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, replacing the 2016 rules. Effective April 1, 2026, they ...

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu City is preparing to enforce waste segregation once again, a mandate that has proven challenging to implement despite many years of efforts. The Cebu City Solid Waste ...

Cebu City anchors its waste segregation program on Ordinance 2031, enacted in 2004, which mandates waste segregation at source and institutionalizes the “no segregation, no collection” policy. The ...

Against the backdrop of the public in rural parts surrounding Tiruppur City Corporation stiffly resisting disposal of municipal garbage in abandoned quarries, the civic body has embarked on a penalty ...

New Delhi: Delhi govt has drawn up a long-term plan to curb pollution by tightening control on open burning and overhauling the city's waste management system by 2028. The blueprint, shared recently ...