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A Nigerian teen is turning agricultural waste into biodegradable sanitary pads 28 May 2026 07:36:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-nigerian-teen-is-turning-agricultural-waste-into-biodegradable-sanitary-pads/ | ||
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‘Same dangerous project’: Fury after Indonesia revives disputed mine 22 May 2026 06:04:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/same-dangerous-project-fury-after-indonesia-revives-disputed-mine/ | ||
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The digital graveyard: Is Bangladesh becoming China’s e-waste back door? 05 May 2026 13:34:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-digital-graveyard-is-bangladesh-becoming-chinas-e-waste-back-door/ | ||
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In Indonesia, a schoolboy moves mountains on waste as government targets reform 30 Apr 2026 14:34:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-indonesia-a-schoolboy-moves-mountains-on-waste-as-government-targets-reform/ | ||
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Nearly three in four marine protected areas undermined by wastewater pollution 29 Apr 2026 10:45:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nearly-three-in-four-marine-protected-areas-undermined-by-wastewater-pollution/ | ||
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Indonesia escalates ‘war on waste’ with criminal probe into Jakarta landfill disaster 29 Apr 2026 01:00:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/indonesia-escalates-war-on-waste-with-criminal-probe-into-jakarta-landfill-disaster/ | ||
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Sweden’s secondhand clothing swaps offer a trendy way to cut environmental waste 23 Apr 2026 19:04:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/swedens-secondhand-clothing-swaps-offer-a-trendy-way-to-cut-environmental-waste/ | ||
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Open dumping & failed reforms bury Sri Lankan cities in waste problem 23 Apr 2026 12:12:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/open-dumping-failed-reforms-bury-sri-lankan-cities-in-waste-problem/ | ||
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Oil spill continues in Gulf of Mexico vulnerable habitats, while Pemex admits fault 22 Apr 2026 11:33:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/oil-spill-continues-in-gulf-of-mexico-vulnerable-habitats-while-pemex-admits-fault/ | ||
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In Tasmania, the mines have closed but the rivers remember 16 Apr 2026 21:17:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-tasmania-the-mines-have-closed-but-the-rivers-remember/ | ||
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Repeated failures expose gaps in Indonesia’s nickel waste management 13 Apr 2026 05:51:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/repeated-failures-expose-gaps-in-indonesias-nickel-waste-management/ | ||
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Indian border town adjacent to Bhutan is reeling from riverbed pollution 10 Apr 2026 09:15:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/indian-border-town-adjacent-to-bhutan-is-reeling-from-riverbed-pollution/ | ||
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Compost, racoons and sea turtle predation in Costa Rica 25 Mar 2026 19:23:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/compost-racoons-and-sea-turtle-predation-in-costa-rica/ | ||
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Deadly Indonesia landfill collapse a ‘serious warning’ of systemic failure 20 Mar 2026 16:05:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/deadly-indonesia-landfill-collapse-a-serious-warning-of-systemic-failure/ | ||
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Plastic, from home and abroad, spills into Türkiye’s waters 11 Mar 2026 16:59:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/plastic-from-home-and-abroad-spills-into-turkiyes-waters/ | ||
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Thai data center boom sparks fears of water shortage, air pollution 11 Mar 2026 03:54:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/thai-data-center-boom-sparks-fears-of-water-shortage-air-pollution/ | ||
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Promising breakthrough creates plastics that self-deconstruct on cue: Study 10 Mar 2026 13:45:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/promising-breakthrough-creates-plastics-that-self-deconstruct-on-cue-study/ | ||
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Malaysia renews Lynas Rare Earths’ license for 10 years, orders end to radioactive waste by 2031 03 Mar 2026 19:52:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/malaysia-renews-lynas-rare-earths-license-for-10-years-orders-end-to-radioactive-waste-by-2031/ | ||
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Deadly landfill collapse exposes risks faced by Philippines’ waste pickers 02 Mar 2026 18:22:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/deadly-landfill-collapse-exposes-risks-faced-by-philippines-waste-pickers/ | ||
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Recycling startups test limits of private solutions to deluge of waste in Lagos 20 Feb 2026 14:26:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/recycling-startups-test-limits-of-private-solutions-to-deluge-of-waste-in-lagos/ | ||
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Insects are moving pharmaceutical pollutants from rivers to land; risks unknown 13 Feb 2026 15:59:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/insects-are-moving-pharmaceutical-pollutants-from-rivers-to-land-risks-unknown/ | ||
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Pilot projects aim to break Indonesia’s habit of burning household waste 12 Feb 2026 12:51:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/pilot-projects-aim-to-break-indonesias-habit-of-burning-household-waste/ | ||
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Plastic household waste burned as fuel on rise in Global South, risking health 05 Feb 2026 18:34:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/plastic-household-waste-burned-as-fuel-on-rise-in-global-south-risking-health/ | ||
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Malaysia bans e-waste imports, vows to end illegal dumping 05 Feb 2026 15:48:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/malaysia-bans-e-waste-imports-vows-to-end-illegal-dumping/ | ||
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‘Holy river’ carries industrial waste & sewage from Nepal to India 21 Jan 2026 10:01:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/holy-river-carries-industrial-waste-sewage-from-nepal-to-india/ | ||
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Amazon entrepreneur spreads seeds of growth with recycled paper 06 Jan 2026 07:00:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/amazon-entrepreneur-spreads-seeds-of-growth-with-recycled-paper/ | ||
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On Indonesia’s longest river, a Borneo community passes crucial public health milestone 29 Dec 2025 08:18:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/on-indonesias-longest-river-a-borneo-community-passes-crucial-public-health-milestone/ | ||
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Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk 18 Dec 2025 14:26:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/marine-heat-waves-and-raw-sewage-combine-to-put-human-health-at-risk/ | ||
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Boom in burning waste for fuel could put human health and environment at risk 10 Dec 2025 15:23:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/boom-in-burning-waste-for-fuel-puts-human-health-and-environment-at-risk/ | ||
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What would this scientist tell Trump? Interview with Robert Watson, former chair of the IPCC 09 Dec 2025 21:23:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/what-would-this-scientist-tell-trump-interview-with-robert-watson-former-chair-of-the-ipcc/ | ||
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Another threat to reefs: Microplastic chemicals may harm coral reproduction 05 Dec 2025 18:16:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/another-threat-to-reefs-microplastic-chemicals-may-harm-coral-reproduction/ | ||
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Plans to dispose of mining waste in Norway’s Arctic Ocean worries Sámi fishers, herders 18 Nov 2025 02:29:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/plans-to-dispose-of-mining-waste-in-norways-arctic-ocean-worries-sami-fishers-herders/ | ||
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Radioactive leak in Banten exposes workers to danger & reveals regulatory failures 25 Oct 2025 16:25:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/radioactive-leak-in-banten-exposes-workers-to-danger-reveals-regulatory-failures/ | ||
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‘Alarming’ levels of toxins found in free-range eggs near dumpsites globally 15 Oct 2025 14:20:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/alarming-levels-of-toxins-found-in-free-range-eggs-near-dumpsites-globally/ | ||
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Local divers pick away at Lake Malawi’s underwater garbage problem 14 Oct 2025 16:07:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/local-divers-pick-away-at-lake-malawis-underwater-garbage-problem/ | ||
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Tony Pritzker’s patient strategy for the planet 06 Oct 2025 01:28:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/tony-pritzkers-patient-strategy-for-the-planet/ | ||
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From Chile to Greece, ‘ghost gear’ from fish farms haunts the seas 25 Sep 2025 14:17:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/from-chile-to-greece-ghost-gear-from-fish-farms-haunts-the-seas/ | ||
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Consumed by convenience: The culture of disposability 22 Sep 2025 01:29:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/consumed-by-convenience-the-culture-of-disposability/ | ||
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Global South bears growing burden of health threats from plastic burning 25 Aug 2025 15:30:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/global-south-bears-growing-burden-of-health-threats-from-plastic-burning/ | ||
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Waste-to-energy project could boost Brazil’s decarbonization goals 22 Aug 2025 11:31:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/waste-to-energy-project-could-boost-brazil-decarbonization-goals/ | ||
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The clothes that never die: How fast fashion is burying Africa in plastic 22 Aug 2025 07:44:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/the-clothes-that-never-die-how-fast-fashion-is-burying-africa-in-plastic/ | ||
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New coalition focuses on ‘reuse’ to tackle top polluter Indonesia’s plastic waste problem 21 Aug 2025 14:47:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/new-coalition-focuses-on-reuse-to-tackle-top-polluter-indonesias-plastic-waste-problem/ | ||
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Air quality study of East Java waste-to-energy plant sparks dispute, health warnings 16 Aug 2025 03:31:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/air-quality-study-of-east-java-waste-to-energy-plant-sparks-dispute-health-warnings/ | ||
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Participants in the negotiations on plastic pollution are determined to finalize a treaty 11 Aug 2025 07:07:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/participants-in-the-negotiations-on-plastic-pollution-are-determined-to-finalize-a-treaty/ | ||
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As Africa pays the price for rich world’s fast fashion fix, new French bill targets brands 09 Aug 2025 06:35:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/as-africa-pays-the-price-for-rich-worlds-fast-fashion-fix-new-french-bill-targets-brands/ | ||
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Burning, burying and banning: Indonesia’s cities struggle to manage their garbage 23 Jul 2025 00:23:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/burning-burying-and-banning-indonesias-cities-struggle-to-manage-their-garbage/ | ||
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Commercial space race comes with multiple planetary health risks 22 Jul 2025 13:27:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/commercial-space-race-comes-with-multiple-planetary-health-risks/ | ||
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Bangladesh turns to nature for biodegradable plates to replace plastic ones 18 Jul 2025 12:34:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/bangladesh-turns-to-nature-for-biodegradable-plants-to-replace-plastic-ones/ | ||
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Open burning of plastic is an escalating public health threat, say experts 17 Jul 2025 16:19:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/open-burning-of-plastic-is-an-escalating-public-health-threat-say-experts/ | ||
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Scientists turn plastic waste into pain medicine 14 Jul 2025 16:56:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/scientists-turn-plastic-waste-into-pain-medicine/ | ||
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Ancient eco-friendly pilgrimage brings modern threats to Sri Lanka wildnerness 01 Jul 2025 11:55:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/ancient-eco-friendly-pilgrimage-brings-modern-threats-to-sri-lanka-wildnerness/ | ||
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Colombian waste pickers inundate iconic Bogota square with plastic bottles to protest falling wages 26 Jun 2025 15:45:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/colombian-waste-pickers-inundate-iconic-bogota-square-with-plastic-bottles-to-protest-falling-wages/ | ||
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Plastic bag bans linked to sharp decline in coastal litter, study finds 25 Jun 2025 21:31:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/plastic-bag-bans-linked-to-sharp-decline-in-coastal-litter-study-finds/ | ||
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‘It’s our garden’: PNG villages fight to prevent mine waste dumping in the sea 13 Jun 2025 02:37:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/its-our-garden-png-villages-fight-to-prevent-mine-waste-dumping-in-the-sea/ | ||
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In Yaoundé, fecal sludge flows through ‘Caca Junction’ streets 09 Jun 2025 21:39:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-yaounde-fecal-sludge-flows-through-caca-junction-streets/ | ||
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Central Java villages take fast fashion to the cleaners at Indonesia’s Supreme Court 26 May 2025 00:56:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/central-java-villages-take-fast-fashion-to-the-cleaners-at-indonesias-supreme-court/ | ||
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India sets construction waste recycling targets with new rules 21 May 2025 08:04:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/india-sets-construction-waste-recycling-targets-with-new-rules/ | ||
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F&B packaging fuels growing plastic waste crisis in Indian Himalayas: Report 20 May 2025 08:41:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/fb-packaging-fuels-growing-plastic-waste-crisis-in-indian-himalayas-report/ | ||
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Landslide deaths again highlight safety failures in Indonesia’s nickel industry 01 May 2025 00:39:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/landslide-deaths-again-highlight-safety-failures-in-indonesias-nickel-industry/ | ||
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UN report recommends ‘deep change’ theory to address global crises 25 Apr 2025 11:17:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/un-report-recommends-deep-change-theory-to-address-global-crises/ | ||
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