The city government's continuing information and education drive on proper waste disposal is reaping gains as more residents are complying with the "segregate, reduce, re-use" policy. The City ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Malaysia has imposed a ban on imports of electronic waste, as it looks to tighten controls on the entry of hazardous materials and safeguard the environment, the head ...

A former engineer in India has created a machine that turns discarded plastic into planters that can reduce water usage. According to ETV Bharat, Nitin Lalit founded Alpha Planter in Karnal, India, ...

Waste management has been a weak link in India’s development story, and within this, the failure to ensure proper waste segregation has been particularly disappointing. This is despite the fact that, ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY―As cities nationwide look for sustainable solutions to growing waste challenges, Zamboanga City is taking a lead role by implementing a comprehensive nine-bin segregation system that ...

At the Rosenwald Wing of Knoxville General Hospital, Black doctors could treat Black patients. The wing opened in 1933. More recently it was a residential care facility. Now, the city plans to give it ...

Abstract: Deep learning-based waste segregation has become vital for smart cities. As waste generation continues to increase, manual sorting has become more challenging. This paper presents an ...

Abstract: E-waste management has emerged as a pressing global environmental challenge, driven by the rapid growth of technology and the short lifecycle of electronic devices. The improper disposal of ...

The Centre has introduced sweeping new mandates within its Solid Waste Management Rules, emphasizing four-stream segregation at the source. These rules, flagged for April 1 implementation, demarcate ...