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Dr Riad Shams. Sketch: TBS

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

To tackle massive food waste and reduce hunger, the Bangladesh government needs to make it compulsory for affluent commercial service providers in the culinary industry to auto-enrol in a centrally...

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Pledges, policies, and prospects to protect the planet

Representational image. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS

Waste-to-energy plant being built in Aminbazar at a cost of $300 million

Beating plastic pollution: Local startups build businesses around waste

Beating plastic pollution: Local startups build businesses around waste

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Here is how a waste station area turns spectacular

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Japanese firms to generate electricity from waste in Chattogram city

A stinking open garbage bin in the Gazipur City Corporation area causes problems to commuters. Lack of proper measures, including designated spots, manpower and equipment for dumping garbage, has made the city corporation area an open trash bin. Photo: TBS

Planned rural waste management on cards

According to ESDO in Bangladesh, every year, about 87,000 tonnes of single-use plastic are thrown away. Photo: Rehman Asad/ TBS

The world is looking to rein in single-use plastic. Will corporations in Bangladesh pay heed?

According to a rough estimation, Bangladesh can generate $80 million from handling and exporting e-waste (pictured here are discarded electronics equipment and dismantled items) but the potential remains mostly untapped. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Wasted potential of e-waste

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Pulp crunch forces Bangladesh to scramble even for waste paper

The putrid smell is overwhelming, and discoloured polybags are abundant. But behind the wall of waste is the Shib Bari Pukur, which used to be a 9.5 decimal pond. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Mountains of waste overwhelm Gazipur city’s centuries-old ponds

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Compost manufacturing from household waste needs support: Experts

Initiatives taken to build a plastic waste free country

Initiatives taken to build a plastic waste free country