waste

A drain in Nabinagar Society at Chattogram’s West Sholashar is littered with garbage even though there is a garbage bin placed beside the drain. Since its establishment nearly 32 years ago, the Chattogram City Corporation is yet to ensure a modern waste management system in the city. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Chattogram: A case of waste mismanagement

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
Bangladesh

Gazipur city: Where waste is everywhere

Dhaka South City Corporation workers collect garbage from a damaged secondary waste transfer station located under Malibagh flyover on Tuesday. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Malibagh waste transfer station turns into pedestrians’ woes

The range of waste that recyclers use has expanded from knit to denim and 90% cotton. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Reverse Resources: Turning textile waste into raw material

Representational image. Picture: Pixabay
Energy

Chinese firm to build 42.5MW waste-to-power plant in Gazipur

Even during the Covid pandemic plastics production calculated 367 million metric tons in 2020 compared to 270 million metric tons in 2010. Picture: Reuters
Thoughts

The waste apocalypse

The growing food crisis: A matter hard to digest
Thoughts

The growing food crisis: A matter hard to digest

RMG Wastage Rate To Increase
RMG

Govt decides two-fold hike in RMG’s wastage rate

Atasi Bhattacharjee. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Dhaka residents: Are we frogs that are being slowly boiled?

Plastic containers are seen amid other trash at a waste collection plant in Taipei, Taiwan, July 15, 2021. Picture taken July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

Taiwan's Covid-19 curbs drive spike in food packaging waste

Most of the sacrifical animal waste removed on second day of Eid: DSCC
Bangladesh

Most of the sacrifical animal waste removed on second day of Eid: DSCC

DNCC Mayor Atiqul threats dumping garbage instead of cleaning
Bangladesh

DNCC Mayor Atiqul threats dumping garbage instead of cleaning

A worker removes used supplies from Covid-19 vaccines and protective equipment from a container in a waste treatment facility, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Chamusca, Santarem, Portugal, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 vaccine rollout keeps waste workers busy, environmentalists worried