Piles of trash collect on streets of Nepal’s capital as garbage disposal becomes chronic problem
2 years, 9 months ago

Piles of trash collect on streets of Nepal’s capital as garbage disposal becomes chronic problem

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The streets of Kathmandu have been strewn with garbage piles for days after residents of a village outside the city have refused to let authorities dump trash in a key landfill site. However, locals of Bancheredanda obstructed the transportation of garbage to the landfill site, due to which garbage collection from KMC, Lalitpur metropolis and other municipalities has been affected since last week. Biswas Dhungana, a protester at the dumping site in Bancharedanda, said: “We have been forced to live like pigs in yucky conditions for several years as the government has not done anything to keep the village clean.” On Wednesday, hundreds of locals erected a barrier of rocks on the road to Bancharedanda and stopped almost 200 garbage trucks.

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Garbage hill sucks the smartness out of Karimnagar
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Garbage hill sucks the smartness out of Karimnagar

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Karimnagar — listed as a Smart City under the Smart Cities Mission in Telangana — has been stinking over the past year, the stench gradually intensifying and now almost overpowering. The reason for the stink is not too far from the city — the dumping yard close to the Manair river now resembles a hill made up of approximately …

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls
1 month ago

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls

Hindustan Times  

As Gurugram gears up for the municipal elections, slated for March 2, sanitation and illegal waste dumping have emerged as key voter concerns, with residents across the district expressing frustration over deteriorating hygiene and the failure of civic authorities to address the issue. Despite repeated complaints and grievances, irregular waste collection and unchecked garbage dumping persist in several areas, leading …

Residents of Veerasamy Street in Egmore raise a stink over garbage
2 months, 1 week ago

Residents of Veerasamy Street in Egmore raise a stink over garbage

The Hindu  

As you enter the narrow street tucked away beside Dr. Nair’s Bridge at the tail-end of Police Commissioner’s Road in Egmore, a pile of garbage welcomes you. A little ahead, a trash can sits next to a name board that reads ‘Veerasamy Street’ — partially masking it — which, residents say, aptly represents their gripe with the locality: poor waste …

Dumping garbage on Bengaluru's Nallurhalli Road a bane for residents
4 months ago

Dumping garbage on Bengaluru's Nallurhalli Road a bane for residents

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A long stretch of Nallurhalli Road pavement in Whitefield has turned into a garbage dump, forcing pedestrians, especially senior citizens and schoolchildren, to walk on the road due to the uncleared waste along the footpath. He added that the uncollected garbage not only affects daily commuters but also raises health concerns, with the potential for disease spread due to …

Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on Monday as rescuers with excavators continued searching for victims, according to the city authority. The precise details of what happened were unclear, but the city authority said there was a “structural failure in waste mass.” Irene Nakasiita, a spokeswoman …

Tourists and the growing mountain of trash in Himachal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Tourists and the growing mountain of trash in Himachal

Hindustan Times  

This summer, Himachal’s hill stations have witnessed a heavy influx of tourists. Garbage collected from Sarchu to Rohtang In Lahaul and Spiti district and then from Kullu’s Soja and Kasol, a village known as the ‘Tel Aviv of the hills’ due to its popularity with Israeli tourists, is also dumped in Manali’s waste treatment plant. Highway horror A significant part …

Nepal removes tonnes of rubbish, corpses and a skeleton from Mount Everest
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal removes tonnes of rubbish, corpses and a skeleton from Mount Everest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prabhu Ram Sharma, Nepal’s Chief of the Army Staff, …

Residents urge Ludhiana MC to pull city out of the dumps
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Residents urge Ludhiana MC to pull city out of the dumps

Hindustan Times  

Despite Ludhiana receiving a low ranking in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023, landing in the 39th spot out of 46 cities with populations exceeding 10 lakh, the municipal corporation has yet to address the issue of open garbage dumping sites. Despite numerous initiatives and campaigns aimed to promote cleanliness and waste management, the persistence of open garbage dumping sites underscores …

'Garbage has piled up…': Experts worry over pollution on Char Dham Yatra route
2 years, 10 months ago

'Garbage has piled up…': Experts worry over pollution on Char Dham Yatra route

Hindustan Times  

Over eight lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Char Dham yatrain Uttarakhand so far this year, news agency ANI reported Sunday. These lakhs bring much-needed revenue to the state's coffers, but also bring something sinister and dangerous - tons of garbage, specifically plastic bags and wrappers that threaten the environment. char dham yatra uttarakhand plastic pollution Visuals shared by ANI show …

Uttarakhand: Heaps of plastic waste, garbage pile up at Kedarnath as devotees throng Himalayan shrines | Watch
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand: Heaps of plastic waste, garbage pile up at Kedarnath as devotees throng Himalayan shrines | Watch

India TV News  

Uttarakhand: Heaps of plastic waste, garbage pile up at Kedarnath as devotees throng Himalayan shrines | Watch Resumption of the Char Dham pilgrimage this season after a two-year Covid hiatus has resulted in huge footfall of pilgrims from across the country. Highlights Trails to the holy pilgrimage sites are littered with garbage Over 8 lakh devotees have so far visited …

My City My Voice: Residents relieved after Khadki Cantonment clears garbage dump
7 years, 6 months ago

My City My Voice: Residents relieved after Khadki Cantonment clears garbage dump

Hindustan Times  

The unauthorised dumping of garbage at the corner of Aundh-Khadki road and Park road has been addressed firmly by Khadki Cantonment Board authorities after the matter was raised by the residents through Hindustan Times. The open space at the corner had turned into a filthy, stinking garbage dump with stray animals, after roadside hoteliers and vendors routinely dumped their garbage …

Living in Landfill
8 years ago

Living in Landfill

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And if they do get jobs – where they …

Colonised by garbage
9 years, 7 months ago

Colonised by garbage

The Hindu  

A few days ago, Reena Talwar’s pet dog Bebo suddenly lost her appetite. In fact, it has been the smelliest year since I came to live here about six or seven years ago,” says Ms. Talwar, keeping a hawk-eye on Bebo so that she doesn’t start sampling the leftovers from heaps of plates that have been discarded from a neighbourhood …

You Think Your City Is Full Of Trash? Ha!
10 years ago

You Think Your City Is Full Of Trash? Ha!

NPR  

You Think Your City Is Full Of Trash? In Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu, garbage is pretty much everywhere. On March 11, a garbage truck descending into Sisdole, the Kathmandu Valley's only landfill, hit and killed 5-year-old Rijan Shrestha. The morning after the standoff, trucks, tractors, cart-pulling bicycles and people began dumping trash on the street corners and riverbanks of …

Everest's poop problem: Pile up of human waste causing pollution on world's highest peak
10 years ago

Everest's poop problem: Pile up of human waste causing pollution on world's highest peak

Firstpost  

Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the peak. Kathmandu: Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world’s highest peak, the chief of Nepal’s mountaineering association said Tuesday. “Climbers …

Mount Everest's massive trash problem: Nepal cracks down on littering tourists
11 years ago

Mount Everest's massive trash problem: Nepal cracks down on littering tourists

Salon  

The worst thing to ever happen to Mount Everest was becoming a tourist destination. Mountaineer Mark Jenkins described it in stark terms last year in National Geographic: "The two standard routes, the Northeast Ridge and the Southeast Ridge, are not only dangerously crowded but also disgustingly polluted, with garbage leaking out of the glaciers and pyramids of human excrement befouling …

‘Finding places for disposing of garbage greatest challenge’
12 years, 2 months ago

‘Finding places for disposing of garbage greatest challenge’

The Hindu  

What after January 31? BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah conceded that the “greatest challenge” before the civic body was finding suitable places to dispose of garbage after the deadline imposed by the communities around the Mandur and Mavallipura landfills. He was speaking at a conference on “Solutions to impending public health crisis through good governance in solid waste management”, organised by the …

Segregation and recycling can secure the Capital’s wasteland
12 years, 6 months ago

Segregation and recycling can secure the Capital’s wasteland

Hindustan Times  

It took less than a month for the “garden city” of Bangalore to become a “garbage city”. Till last week, nearly 5,000 tonnes of waste generated daily by this IT hub was piling up on the streets because the surrounding villages blockaded Bangalore’s garbage trucks that were turning their backyards into landfills. They didn’t want their land and water contaminated …

Trashing the suburbs
12 years, 6 months ago

Trashing the suburbs

The Hindu  

The growing incidence of violent confrontations between peri-urban communities and municipal authorities in big cities over mindless dumping of garbage underscores the urgent need for environmentally sustainable solutions. Other solutions in the West include scientific landfills capable of removing methane emissions, and waste-to-energy projects which are expensive and carry significant environmental risks. India’s own response should therefore be to prioritise …

Wasting Away: An Earth Day Look At Living Among Garbage
12 years, 11 months ago

Wasting Away: An Earth Day Look At Living Among Garbage

NPR  

Wasting Away: An Earth Day Look At Living Among Garbage Hide caption On the outskirts of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, pickers scavenge for recyclables and other usable items at the Trutier dump. Previous Next Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images Hide caption Sorters look for recyclables at the Bordo Poniente landfill on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. Previous Next Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images 1 …

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