Basel Ban Amendment becomes law

Croatia became the 97th country to ratify the ban, which was adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, to protect human health and …

Recycle waste 'In-my-Backyard'

The business of recycling only works when it discounts the costs of health and environment of poor people working in dangerous conditions

Run-up to Ottawa: New study shows how global plastic waste trade evolved recently & ways for responsible management

A most significant shift in global plastic waste trade landscape has been the decline in exports to China & Hong Kong

Cutting the Gordian knot: Norway’s initiative to combat global plastic jeopardy

The Scandinavian country proposes stronger control of international trade in plastic wastes at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Basel …

Paradigm shift in transborder plastic waste trade

Agreement reached at 14th Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention to make global trade in plastic scrap more transparent and better regulated

Sri Lanka is not anybody’s dumping ground

In a major win, the country's Court of Appeals recently ordered the repatriation of hazardous waste imported from the UK

South America witnessed extreme lightning strikes in 2018, 2019: WMO

While a strike in Brazil travelled the longest distance, one in Argentina lasted for the longest duration recorded till now