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A new project to help the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and others in the region manage hazardous waste was launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).The project is designed to tackle issues raised by the incident in 2006 when the dumping of toxic waste from the vessel Probo Koala in Abidjan left several […]

With the acceptance of the ambitious energy efficiency criteria for Waste-to-Energy plants the Parliament’s Environment Committee took an important step towards climate protection in yesterday’s vote on the Waste Framework Directive.Efficient Waste-to-Energy plants, together with high recycling rates pave the way towards sustainable waste and energy management in the future.
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Kenya’s environment watchdog appealed Monday for a public-private partnership to help clean the environment choked by thousands of tonnes of dumped waste.”Now we are paying the cost of poor management either through flooding, land slides or various diseases because of open dumping. It is about time people realise that the solutions are with us,” said […]

Poland’s government is taxing into bankruptcy twenty four Polish companies that are using a new process that turns plastic bags into a liquid that can be refined just like oil. Only a last minute intervention by the Polish Deputy Prime Minister can save the companies and the technology.Two years ago Polish engineers developed a catalytic […]

Japan plans to reduce the country’s overall garbage amount by 60 percent from the fiscal 2000 level by fiscal year 2015 and further promote energy efficiency in its campaign to fight against global warming.According to a plan approved by the government on Tuesday, the Japanese public will be encouraged to refrain from using disposable products, […]

United by the fact that climate change poses a major long-term challenge to delivering high-quality drinking water, eight of the nation’s largest water agencies announced the formation of an unprecedented coalition, the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA). The alliance will work to improve research into the impacts of climate change on water utilities, develop strategies […]

The government is under fire for neglecting environmental protection.It has also been accused of flouting legislation for the sake of development that can generate revenue.
Nicole Barlow, chairperson of Ekurhuleni’s Environment and Conservation Association, says the destruction of wetlands is one such problem.
She has accused the department of minerals and energy and the department of water […]

The Delta State House of Assembly has set up an 11-member committee on waste management charged with the responsibility of proffering solutions to proper refuse management in the state.This was disclosed by the chairman, House Committee on Land, Mrs Omawunmi Udoh, while addressing a stakeholders meeting in Asaba yesterday.
The committee chairman decried the incompetence in […]

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden needs more funding, especially as the country pushes for renewable sources of energy, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., told Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman Thursday at a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
“At a time with oil prices approaching $100 a barrel, toxic greenhouse- gas emissions increasing and a […]