The civic authorities constructed a waste-to-energy plant at the site to dispose waste and check pollution, but the plant is far from being operational.

From January 1, small and big hotels, hospitals, shops, malls and other commercial establishments will have to pay solid waste tax.

With the temperature dropping to 6.6 degree Celsius in the city, bonfires being it in every nook and corner of the streets is a common sight.

China's southern province of Guangdong, one of the country's biggest industrial bases, will check all construction waste sites in the wake of a deadly landslide to ensure none are in dangerous loca

Chinese authorities raided the offices of a company managing the dump site where a killer landslide left 76 people missing, while government records showed the firm was not qualified to do the job.

KOLHAPUR: The civic body's move to hire 350 private sanitary workers for the collection, segregation and transportation of garbage in the city has not gone down well with the social activists, who

Lebanon's cabinet on Monday agreed to export the country's waste in a move that could end a crisis that led to a wave of protests and threatened the downfall of the government.

Illegal dumping, coastal erosion and the killing of marine animals are among the concerns highlighted in the latest All Ireland Coastwatch Survey.

Where to walk? Garbage and debris are seen covering a footpath in Bengaluru