RABAT, Morocco - Moroccan authorities have seized more than 420 tonnes of plastic bags in the year since the entry into force of a law prohibiting their use, the government said Wednesday.

DURBAN - A legal battle rages on between waste management company EnviroServ and the civil group Upper Highway Air (UHA) over the operations at the controversial Shongweni landfill site.

The Kenya Bureau of Standards will cancel licences for companies manufacturing plastic bags ahead of the ban on September 1.

Any visitor to Rongai - better known as ‘Diaspora’ - or even driving on Magadi Road at night cannot miss the waft of a foul smell.

Colombo - The death toll from the collapse of a massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka's capital rose to 22 on Sunday, and activists said at least 20 more people could still be buried underneath the

A major crackdown by the City of Cape Town has litterers on notice.

There was an urgent need to create such a database for Mumbai as there was no guide to 'Household Waste Management' available to help citizens take an informed decision on the best-fit solution for

"The Department of Environmental Affairs has‚ today 04 April 2017‚ suspended acceptance‚ treatment and disposal of waste at the EnviroServ Waste Management (PTY) Ltd Shongweni Landfill Site in eThe

Furious residents of rural Moyeni village outside Libode are demanding the immediate closure of a municipal dumpsite‚ claiming their cattle were dying in large numbers from swallowing discarded pla

The rising number of uncontrolled dumpsites has hurt the construction of airports, with Nakuru being one of the hardest hit counties, Nema has said.