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India Notifies 2026 Solid Waste Rules To Take Effect April 1

The overhaul shifts accountability to large waste producers, introducing penalties plus digital tracking.

Gupta Approves ₹327 Crore for JJ Upgrades Following ₹300 Crore Rollout in South Delhi

England Sets March 31 Start for Four-Stream Recycling, With Banned-Item Rules and Local Fines

Cebu City Declares Calamity After Landfill Collapse as Death Toll Rises to 13

NGT Demands Time-Bound Waste Compliance From Delhi, Sets July Hearing

Netherlands Enacts 2026 Tax Increases and Social Support Upgrades

Mexico City to Begin Mandatory Three-Way Household Waste Separation on Jan. 1

2026 Rule Changes for Scotland and the UK: Travel Authorisations, Wage Rises and Ad Bans

Days Cove Landfill Drops Leachate Expansion Request as State Reworks Lease for 2033 Closure

UAE Sets January 1, 2026 Start for Phase Two of Single-Use Plastics Ban

Semarnat and Hidalgo Present Tula Eco Park and Recycling Plan Ahead of Dec. 14 Vote

Mexico City Launches Waste-Separation Drive Ahead of Jan. 1 Mandate

Argentina’s Farm‑Chemical Container Program Reaches 75% Recycling, Court‑Ordered Tracking Set for 2026

Punjab Mandates Five-Color Waste Bins at Businesses and Schools Provincewide

NSW Unveils Plastics Plan 2.0 With Staged Bans and Design Rules Through 2030

Japan Moves to Add Four Lithium-Ion Battery Devices to Recycling Law From FY2026

Brazil Sets First Nationwide Plastic Recycling and Recycled-Content Mandates

Mexico City Creates Waste Agency, Mandates Three-Stream Sorting Starting Jan. 1, 2026

Hamburg Raises Littering Fines and Doubles Penalties for Illegal Bulky Waste

Study Finds Dense Sea Life on WWII Warheads in Lübeck Bay, With Toxic Zones Nearby