For information about North Korea, a professor digs through the garbage

The 48-year-old professor of political science at Dong-A University in Busan, South Korea, removes product packing from plastic bags with the care of an eager archaeologist.

Bags of varying sizes and other forms of maritime trash (including paintings and pottery) that he gathered from v...

Here's what happens to outdated shoes and how large-scale manufacturing handles garbage

The majority of current shoes are mass-produced in specialised facilities across the globe. Most major brands, such as Nike, outsource manufacturing to Asian nations such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, and Thailand.

Depending on the brand and shoe, the techniqu...

NOVEL METHODS OF GARBAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL IN OPERATION

• In a stark contrast to earlier garbage disposal bags and trash disposal spots which were open and putrefied, Shanghai’s greenery authorities have announced a new system.
• This system requires residential communities across the length and breadth of Shanghai to install tool...

UAE consumer giant plans to phase out plastics for single use by 2025

Majid Al Futtaim, a UAE-based retail giant, announced its commitment to phase out single-use plastic by 2025.

The company will phase out single-use plastic from all its operations starting from one country at a time, including 26 malls, 13 hotels, 46 VOX Cinemas and more than 285 Carref...

Expo 2020 to deliver eco-boost with nearly a hundred and fifty tonnes of daily waste recycled

A mammoth clean-up operation is being planned to clear nearly two hundred tonnes of trash that may be drop daily by countless accumulation guests. 

The garbage is collected at a brand-new 5000 area unit central waste facility at the website, operated by UAE waste management firm Du...