Effective waste management remains the biggest challenge for many developing countries. Many countries in the world lack proper regulated waste disposal and management systems.

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, ...

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The country saw an increase of around 72 per cent in e-waste generated from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) such as smartphones, computers, television sets and refrigerators over the ...

The number of solid waste disposal facilities and illegal dumpsites in the Philippines increased in 2024 as the country ...

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Official statistics indicate a continuous increase in waste generation across GCC countries, averaging 40.1 per cent between 2017 and 2022 ...

As countries meet to agree a landmark plastics treaty, is recycling or producing less the answer? A boy sits on a tire among garbage during sunset at a beach in Saint-Marc, Haiti.

We also need to have data regarding the infrastructure that the country has built over the years to deal with the management and processing of this waste.

Nearly every country generates some nuclear waste, even if they don’t have reactors. Only one country has put the resources into a permanent disposal solution for the highest-level radioactive ...

The country generates more than 110 million tonnes of waste annually, with nearly half concentrated in three major cities – Riyadh (21 per cent), Jeddah (14 per cent), and Dammam (8 per cent).

A vast expansion of waste management in the Global South is a “crucial prerequisite” to easing the mounting crisis of plastic pollution.