Alarm sounded on Philippines’ solid waste woes

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:05:03 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  -The Philippines cannot afford another 20 years to fill the gaps in addressing the solid waste problem in the country, an environmental coalition said Thursday.

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Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 09:35:33 +0000

Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown

Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.

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5 killed by toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank in Delhi

5 killed by toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank in Delhi

NEW DELHI — India’s government has ordered an investigation into the deaths of five men asphyxiated by toxic fumes while cleaning a septic tank at a housing complex in New Delhi, an official said Monday.

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