He said, "We need to start focusing much, much more on tackling open burning and uncollected waste before more lives are needlessly impacted by plastic pollution. It cannot be 'out of sight, out ...

Embargo: Wednesday 04 September 2024 16.00 BST (11.00 US Eastern Time) A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste ...

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model ...

The health and environment risks caused by open burning of municipal solid waste have come to the fore again in the wake of the massive fire at Brahmapuram dump site on March 2.

Hence, the administration has now decided to impose a fine of ₹1,000 on the spot if anyone is found indulging in the hazardous act, said deputy commissioner (Solid Waste Management) Kiran Dighavkar.

Open burning will take place from Oct. 31, 2022, through Nov. 20. Residential curbside yard waste pickup will continue through Dec. 7. The city of Perry's Yard Waste Disposal Site, located at ...

Open burning of waste discussed for the first time at COP26, as global engineering collaboration and partners call for an end to the practice; ... and the International Solid Waste Association ...

The issue of the open burning of waste at Harbour Quarry is also on the agenda. Only one of Sark's two incinerators was in working order but it needed repair and was coming to the end of its ...

When waste, including plastics, organic materials, and hazardous substances, is burned in open air, it does not burn completely, leading to the emission of toxic pollutants. Experts are raising ...

The world is burning an alarming amount of plastic, scientists say. Around 12 percent of all plastic waste produced in cities is burned in the open air.