Press Releases / Waste Management
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
Officials in Lagos, Nigeria, were facing a dilemma. It was the early 2020s, and the city of 22 million was being overwhelmed by plastic pollution. Water sachets and takeaway containers …
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
From protecting the environment to empowering bottom-up innovation and improving livelihoods, efforts are underway to connect the dots …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
The world generated an estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic waste last year. This torrent of water and …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide marked the International Day of Zero Waste, which spotlighted solutions to the …
All Waste Management Press Releases
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
24 February 2025
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
GAIA calls for greater accountability, inclusiveness, transparency in Plastics Treaty Process
4 February 2025
World Economic Forum
25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution
20 January 2025
13 December 2024
13 November 2024
Diversey, a Solenis Company
Diversey, a Solenis Company and NatureLoop sign MOU to upcycle single-use plastic waste
14 October 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies
7 October 2024
1 September 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
6 August 2024
UNDP Malaysia
UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge
26 July 2024
22 July 2024
Plastics Industry Development Center
Creative stationery made from recycled marine waste to awaken environmental sustainability
10 June 2024
United Nations Development Programme
US$135-million UNDP, GEF initiative will support small island developing states tackle drivers of environmental degradation
26 May 2024
UN Environment Programme
US$134-million initiative aims to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
17 May 2024
AMITA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Amita Holdings and Re Sustainability, the largest waste management company in India, sign MoU
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