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In places like Indonesia, plastic refuse is often burned in unregulated low-tech furnaces that pose grave health risks.

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NORTH AVENUE HERE TRYING TO GET THINGS CLEARED. IT’S GOING TO BE A WHILE. TAKE IT SLOW IF YOU HAVE TO GET OUTSIDE. THIS IS OUR CAMERA AT STATE FAIR PARK IN WEST DALLAS. YOU CAN JUST BARELY SEE THE ...

REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL HAS THE STORY TONIGHT FROM CHARLEROI. EARLIER TODAY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION HERE IN CHARLEROI TOLD US EVERYTHING WAS CAUGHT UP AND ...

THE IMPACT IN STOCKTON TRASH CANS LIKE THIS ONE ARE OVERFLOWING ACROSS THE CITY OF STOCKTON. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE SANITATION CONCERNS PILING UP CITYWIDE. THIS ALL STARTED WHEN 35 LANDFILL ...

THE issue of irregular garbage collection in sections of St Ann was a sore point for two councillors during Thursday’s monthly meeting of the municipal corporation. The councillors told the meeting ...

The city of Durango has lower waste collection fines than many other municipalities in Southwest Colorado, and bear encounters in the city are surging. City Council members wonder if raising the ...

A garbage collection truck operating in Manila. File photo The Supreme Court of the Philippines has dismissed a petition questioning a Manila ordinance that revised garbage collection fees for ...

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