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Colombo pushback comes as Indonesia, Philippines returned shipments of foreign rubbish to their ports of origin

Gives municipal authorities a week to clean city

As Asian nations increasingly reject serving as dumping grounds for international trash

A report from the German embassy suggested setting out different containers to make garbage collection easier

Citizens advised to bring change in lifestyle by encouraging use of recycled products

The residents of the adjoining areas say they are badly affected with major diseases

Many students have stopped attending school due to unhygienic conditions

The locality has turned into a garbage dump, while the sewerage system has been choked for several months

Residents warn of street protests unless government resolves key issues

Waste management official says they intend to set up waste disposal facility at new landfill

Laying off workers is expected to improve the financial health of organisations, say officials 

Justice (R) Hani expresses dismay over conversion of residential plots to commercial

We produce 17,000 tonnes of garbage and can easily install five plants to generate 250MW electricity, says Shah

Board launches awareness campaign to encourage citizens to play an active role

IMC was working out different options to recycle the garbage and utilise it

UN-Habitat calls for establishing IRRCs in cities

Martin Kobler highlights the issue via Twitter; two CDA officials reportedly suspended following the tweet

LWMC launches gas flaring project at dumpsite

Foul smell pollutes the air that spreads respiratory and skin related diseases

Directorate of Sanitation, CDA and IMC is providing sanitation services in the municipal limits of Islamabad

Authorities only able to lift a small fraction of waste

As authorities fail to arrest trends and dispose of trash, researchers look for enzymes to dissolve waste

Citizens say local administration not taking the issue seriously

Commission wants a board meeting this month to address waterlogging issues in Jamshoro's thermal power plant

Apex court summons private companies over advance payments received from provincial govt

Ban comes after judicial commission takes notice of illegal solid waste dumping

Justice Muslim tells health secretary to submit a work plan regarding supply of potable water at public hospitals

WASA has launched a plan whereby garbage is removed from the dumps on a regular basis

'A proposal is under consideration of CDA to install a plant for generating electricity from garbage'

Refuse collectors in Ankara have opened a library stocked with thousands of discarded books thrown out with rubbish

LG minister says Rs30m being released to HMC monthly

Often dubbed a paradise on earth, the Indonesian holiday island has become an embarrassing poster child

Several childless couples rush to hospital to adopt the baby

Locals are perturbed by waste being dumped in the sector and encroachments along IJP Road

The departments responsible for collecting waste and maintaining cleanliness seem to be helpless

Authorities indifferent to Karachi's Azeempura Graveyard being filled with garbage

Station will be built on land adjacent to Race Course near Safoora Chowrangi

Mayor Wasim Akhtar fails to change Karachi's garbage-laden landscape

Meeting was held at the Karachi commissioner’s office on Thursday regarding the situation of garbage collection

The street light system in Shah Faisal Colony, Malir, Model Colony, Landhi and Korangi will also be streamlined

Agreement signed between Chinese company Wuzung and Sindh Solid Waste Management Board

Parks in vicinity marred by garbage dumping and encroachments

Chinese company signs agreement with SSWMB for garbage collection

For the residents of Karachi, it is more than a garbage dump — it is a forever looming health hazard

Each DMC given Rs20m to lift garbage within 10 days

I want to draw the provincial government’s and municipal authorities’ attention towards creating a cleaner city

Experts discuss lack of recycling culture in the country

Murad Ali Shah urges local bodies to perform, be part of his team

Only areas near Governor, CM houses cleaned

Qaim Ali Shah warns of strict action against officials if garbage continues to line streets