From syringes and television sets strewn on its beaches to brimming landfills, Hong Kong is struggling to keep pace with a growing waste problem in one of the world's most densely populated cities.

Authorities in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, have started disbursement of compensation to persons affected by a deadly landslide that hit the country in March this year.

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation received more than 100 suggestions at the meeting it held with citizens, NGOs and civic organizations on the management of city's garbage.

Over 1,100 challans have been issued for solid waste and garbage burning, of which 573 were in the corporation’s central zone, fetching over Rs 63 lakh as fines.

The municipal corporation (MC) has proposed garbage collection rates from Rs 50 to Rs 200 per month for houses and Rs 50 to Rs 2,000 per month for commercial areas for collection of segregated garb

A caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene

Delhi government and the BJP-run municipal corporations have so far failed miserably at making a garbage-free city

VIJAYAWADA: On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) will implement a new solid waste management plan by segregating dry and wet waste generate

After nine months, the City has started to remove piles of garbage at the Philippi East informal settlement

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has officially closed down the illegal dumping site of the Korle Lagoon Ecological Restoration Project (KLERP) and other sites under its jurisdiction.