In an effort to address the growing challenges of waste management and environmental sustainability in the Caribbean region, a regional training and technical exchange activity opened yesterday and ...

The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact ...

A new global study has revealed that the household burning of plastic for heating and cooking is a widespread practice in developing countries, raising significant concerns about its health and ...

Solid waste management (SWM) is a global challenge that is strongly linked to climate change, urban sustainability, and public health. In particular, municipal solid waste has become one of the most ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or ...

Solid waste management (SWM) is a global issue that necessitates collective efforts to reduce environmental and social impacts. Inadequately managed waste produced from years of economic development ...

23. Renew the commitment, as advanced in Agenda 21, to sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and of hazardous wastes for sustainable development as well as for the protection of ...

High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic than ...