KARACHI: National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) with association of Sindh Government holded National Conference on “Waste Management Challenges and Opportunities” on August 16 at local hotel Karachi. There is no separate handling on modern lines of around 1,100 tonnes of garbage generated from hospitals in Karachi daily as haphazard disposal of medical waste […]
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Indonesia to send 210 tons of waste back to Australia
Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tons of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash. The eight containers seized in Surabaya city should have contained only waste paper, but authorities also found hazardous material and household trash including plastic bottles and […]
LWMC waste removal complaints 86% higher than last year: sources
LAHORE: The turnout ratio of Lahore Waste Management Company waste removal complaints has been 86 per cent higher than last year, sources inside MCL and LWMC told Daily Times on Saturday. The story behind this surge is complicated as a major reason for the increase in complaints was said to be non-compliance of elected chairmen […]