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MCD Urges Faster Biomining at Okhla as Large Legacy Mounds Persist

The city faces mounting operational limits that could derail its landfill clearance plan before the monsoon.

Bombay High Court Warns It May Shut Kanjurmarg Landfill Over Methane Pollution

Oakland Doubles Illegal-Dumping Fines, OKs AI-Drone Pilot to Find Hot Spots

Minor Fire at Mankhurd Scrap Yard in Mumbai With No Injuries Reported

Mazumdar-Shaw Criticizes NH44 in Bengaluru as NHAI Cites Repairs

Yogi Adityanath Flags Off 250 Electric and CNG Waste Vehicles in Lucknow

Regional Plan Clears Wind Zones With Site in Dresden’s Heide

Delhi Survey Says Only 63% of Waste Is Processed

Berlin Launches Campaign to Curb Illegal Bulky-Waste Dumping

Delhi LG Reviews Yamuna Froth at Kalindi Kunj as Officials Cite Okhla Barrage Turbulence

Indonesia Ends Search After Bantargebang Landfill Collapse Kills Seven

At Least Five Dead in Collapse at Jakarta-Area Bantargebang Landfill

Vienna Neighborhood’s Trash Piles Expose Broader Urban Litter Strain in Austria and Germany

MCD Standing Committee Fast-Tracks 2026–27 Civic Works as Members Flag Delivery Delays

Catania Releases CCTV of Dog Used for Illegal Dumping as Accounts Differ on Owner’s Status

New York Trash Pickup Lags a Day as Crews Work 12-Hour Shifts After Deep Freeze

Delhi Deploys High-Tech Finnish Dredger to Step Up Najafgarh Drain Cleanup

Southall Recycling Blaze Contained After Heathrow Express Halted, Great Western Line Partially Closed

Delhi Bans Coal Tandoors, Authorizes Rs 5,000 Spot Fines for Open Burning

Aaditya Thackeray Presses BMC on Mumbai Garbage Lapses, Alleges Bias on Illegal Hoardings