Waste News

7:18 PM
11-March
2010 Kuwaiti Gov't Tackling Sewage OverflowKuwait's Ministry of Public Works and Municipal Affairs has signed a contract to repair a sewage plant that broke down seven months ago. The Mishref sewage plant malfunctioned in August after its 13 pumps broke down, causing a waste crisis and triggering diplomatic and political tensions.
Topics: waste, environmental issue, water, World

7:53 AM
11-March
2010 Sponsor BNP Paribas Encourages Recycling Of Tennis Balls At TourneyBNP Paribas, considered one of the strongest banks in the world and title sponsor of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA, is encouraging the recycling of tennis balls
Topics: sports, waste, environmental issue, tennis

7:24 PM
16-February
2010 Washington D.C. Bag Tax Expected To Reduce Trash In Chesapeake Bay Watershed AreaWashington, D.C.'s new 5 cent bag tax should reduce trash in the city and its river, because 33 percent of the trash floating in the Anacostia River is plastic bags.
Topics: government, waste, politics, environmental cleanup, environmental issue, United States

12:46 PM
4-February
2010 India Will Generate 800,000 Ton Of Electronic Waste By 2012A recent survey by the pollution control board of India has said that the metro cities generated the most electronic waste in India.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Hazardous Materials, Waste