waste

Infograph: TBS
Infrastructure

How Dhaka’s waste transfer stations became a source of stench, pollution

The capital’s 118 Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) — meant as temporary holding spots for garbage — now cause stench, pollution, and daily misery for residents and commuters

GCC Administrator Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury visited several key locations across the city on Sunday (8 June). Photo: Collected
Environment

Gazipur City administrator inspects Eid waste removal, canal excavation efforts

Dhaka South City Corporation collecting waste from different areas under its jurisdiction following Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

City corporations claim full waste removal, yet Eid waste visible on Dhaka streets

Regulations should clearly define and forbid food waste; additionally, they should be applied across retail to households. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

From fields to trash: The reality of food waste in Bangladesh

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan while talking to journalists after visiting the Matuail Landfill on 5 April 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Burning of waste is strictly prohibited everywhere: Rizwana

The MRF in Lalmatia Dumping Ground. Photo: UNB
Environment

Sylhet sets benchmark in sustainable waste management with country's first Material Recovery Facility

Waste treatment plant in Barguna town constructed at a cost of Tk16 crore under the LGSP project with World Bank funding, lying inoperative for the last three years. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Waste treatment plant lies inoperative for 3 years in Barguna town

AF Hassan Ariff. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Adviser Hassan Ariff warns of chaos in household waste collection

Ctg city plans underground waste storage following Finnish model
Bangladesh

Ctg city plans underground waste storage following Finnish model

The world needs to recycle more plastic. Here's how to pay for it
Thoughts

The world needs to recycle more plastic. Here's how to pay for it

If the air pollution control system is not adequate, the gases produced will cause various respiratory diseases. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

From waste to electricity: A dream or yet another tale of squander?

Dr Riad Shams. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Why not make it compulsory for the culinary industry to address food waste?

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Pledges, policies, and prospects to protect the planet