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Published on Apr 2, 2025

Household hazardous waste collection event Saturday in Meigs County

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Meigs County on Saturday, April 5. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste — including cleaning fluids, …

Source: Cleveland Daily Banner - Tennessee - Label Pending
Published on Apr 2, 2025

Iloilo’s Green Future at Risk? Environmental Groups Demand Transparency on Waste-to-Energy Plans

Environment Groups Expose Lack of Transparency, Cite Health and Climate Risks of WtE Project ILOILO CITY — April 1, 2025 – A proposed Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Iloilo, a province in the Philippines, located in the southeastern part of Panay Island, …

Source: Pressenza - Left-wing
Published on Apr 2, 2025

Chicago nonprofit transforms former toxic site to feed community

By Angela Burke for Civil Eats. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration A towering, two-story arch, trimmed in barrel tiles with an all-caps …

Source: Public News Service - Left-wing
Published on Apr 2, 2025

Stop South Korea’s Toxic Ship Dumping

South Korean shipping companies continue to fuel environmental and human rights violations by offloading their end-of-life vessels on the beaches of South Asia for scrapping. Since 2020, 94 South Korean-owned vessels have been dismantled on the shores of …

Source: Hellenic Shipping News - Neutral
Published on Apr 1, 2025

Heneghan criticises “toxic” behaviour in Dáil, says he won’t be “bullied”

Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan has informed Taoiseach Micheál Martin that he is looking to move his Dáil seat away from fellow independent TD Michael Lowry. Heneghan and Lowry are part of the Regional Independent Group of TDs who are backing up the …

Source: Dublin People - Label Pending
Published on Apr 1, 2025

Keeping it Real: Transporting Hazardous Waste & the Shuttering of the Western Regional Hazardous Materials Office in ...

Last Updated on April 1, 2025 by BVN Overview: Congresswoman Norma Torres has pushed back on the administration’s plans to shutter the Western Regional Hazardous Materials Office in Ontario, CA. The office is responsible for overseeing the safe and secure …

Source: Black Voice News - California - Left-wing
Published on Apr 1, 2025

New data links waste incinerators to toxic contamination in surrounding environments - Zero Waste Europe

Source: ENDS Europe - Label Pending
Published on Apr 1, 2025

Work under way to clear illegal waste dumped at Kent beauty spot

Work is under way to clear thousands of tonnes of illegal waste dumped in an ancient woodland, as investigations continue. Hoads Wood, a beauty spot in Ashford, Kent, designated a site of special scientific interest, was described as an “environmental …

Source: Express & Star - Neutral
Published on Apr 1, 2025

Toxic Leak in Hunan Traced to a Former Cement Plant

A botched demolition at a cement plant in central China’s Hunan province has been identified as the source of a toxic leak that contaminated a major river in mid-March, according to the results of an official investigation. On March 16, the government of …

Source: Sixth Tone - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Apr 1, 2025

E-waste crisis sparks recycling initiative in Limpopo

A government-backed initiative is paying residents to recycle e-waste, helping to reduce toxic pollution and improve waste management. That old cellphone, television set, or laptop that you throw away has become a huge problem as people just dump …

Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right