Taking out the trash
Although it is hard and dirty work, garbage collector Mohd Rizal Ahmad is content in knowing that he is earning an honest living.
The unsung heroes of garbage disposal
These garbage collectors begin work as early as 3am and don't stop until the job is done.
Behind the dirt and garbage at low-cost flats
Many low-cost apartments are badly maintained and filled with rubbish, whether due to the residents' attitudes or structural problems beyond their control.
Huge volumes of Covid hospital waste threaten health, warns WHO
WHO estimates that some eight billion vaccine doses administered globally have produced an additional 144,000 tonnes of waste.
Singapore seeks to slash waste with plastic bags charge
Singaporean households and businesses threw away about 200,000 tonnes of disposables in both 2019 and 2020, enough to fill 400 Olympic-sized pools.
Growing up amid the garbage of a slum village in Sarawak
The dump site is the only playground that four-year-old Michelle has ever known.
In India, 71kg of garbage found in stray cow’s stomach
Previous surgeries done by the People For Animals Trust Faridabad organisation have found up to 50kg of waste in cows' stomachs.
