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Indonesia Ends Search After Bantargebang Landfill Collapse Kills Seven

The disaster has intensified pressure for waste‑management reform in Jakarta.

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

Morero Set to Survive No-Confidence Bid as Coalition Withdraws Motions

Centre Flags Sewage, Waste Gaps Keeping Yamuna Polluted in Delhi

Level-III Kurla Godown Fire Doused Overnight With No Injuries

Rachida Dati Posts Viral Garbage-Collector Video in Paris Mayoral Bid

Centre Launches DRAP and UiWIN to Eliminate Urban Dumpsites by September 2026

Karnataka Ministers Defend Bengaluru Plan, Call Traffic a Growth Sign as 'Garbage Mafia' Alleged

Rio Replaces 2,042 Street Bins in 2025 as Theft and Vandalism Persist

Swachh Shehar Jodi Launches Nationwide, Kicking Off 100-Day City Mentorship Drive

Siddaramaiah Sets One-Month Deadline to Make Bengaluru Roads Motorable, Suspends Engineer

NYC’s First Rat Czar Steps Down as City Cites Decline in Sightings

L.A. Clears Downtown Street of Rotting Produce Again as City Steps Up Response

Bengaluru’s ‘Chewie’ Wet-Waste Robot Draws Surge of Interest After Mazumdar-Shaw’s Praise

MCD Audit Flags ₹312.5-Crore Losses as Report Reaches New Standing Committee