Rising death toll in the landfill collapse in Uganda | Climate
NewsFeedThe death toll from the Kiteezi landfill collapse in the Ugandan capital has risen to at least 24. Search teams continued their efforts Monday to…
At least 8 dead in Uganda landfill landslide
1 of 3 | Rescue workers found at least 14 people still alive as recovery efforts continue Saturday at the Kiteezi landfill north of Kampala,…
Urgent landfill review ordered after TV doc claims
Just nowBy Jack Grey, BBC News • Rhodri Lewis, BBC Wales News political correspondentColin BarnettResidents near the Withyhedge landfill site in Pembrokeshire have described it as like “a stink bomb…
Why are residents rejecting Chiquita Canyon Landfill relief?
After enduring rancid landfill odors for roughly a year, some Santa Clarita Valley residents have reached their breaking point. A high-temperature chemical reaction has caused…
Western Australia becomes first state to ban non-compostable takeaway coffee cups, saving millions from landfill
In short: Western Australia has become the first state to ban single-use, non-compostable coffee cups, which authorities say will save millions of them from ending up…
One year on from REDcycle’s collapse, Australia remains without soft plastics recycling program
Twelve months after REDcycle's dramatic collapse, Australians are no closer to a national soft plastics recycling program, leading to calls for the federal government to…
Tumut residents concerned about tourism impact as landfill emits ‘rotten-egg’ smell
Residents in a small town on the foothills of the Snowy Mountains are worried a "rotten-egg" smell from a nearby landfill could harm the area's growing…
Maximum security prisoners launch recycling scheme at Lotus Glen Correctional Facility
Hardened criminals have turned ardent recyclers in Queensland's biggest prison recycling program that is so successful it has caught the eyes of other jail program managers.Key…
Wade Cawley on a mission to save tonnes of e-waste from landfill
Wade Cawley's love of repurposing electronics started in high school when he would take home decades-old laptops to fix up and reuse.The now 24-year-old never…
Perth’s ‘best household recycler’ Gerry Lavell hasn’t taken his garbage out for years
From saving bags of hair from the vacuum cleaner to burn in his fire, to soaking corn chip bags to remove the non-recyclable lining, no feat…
Sections of Drina River in Bosnia become floating garbage dump as torrential flooding hits Balkans
Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a garbage…