AS WE aim a smart Bangladesh by 2041, almost all urban centres, including Dhaka, grapple with significant challenges in solid waste management. Global warming, deforestation and unplanned urbanisation are exacerbating the issues, making urban living increasingly difficult...
A SURGE in electronic waste, or e-waste, generation and a lack of a formal mechanism for e-waste management are concerning. The Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, published by the International Telecommunication Union, a specialised agency of the United Nations, says that Bangladesh is one of the largest e-waste generators in South Asia and...
The global loss due to inadequate e-waste management practices amounts to $37 billion annually, with Bangladesh being a significant contributor, according to a study conducted by the International Telecommunication Union...
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the OECD and the UN鈥檚 food agency said...
WASTE is material that has been consumed and the valuable or usable portion removed, making it no longer desired. Household waste is defined as solid waste...
Dhaka South City Corporation established a central control room for removing sacrificial animals鈥� waste and coordinating management activities of cattle markets...
The Unilever Bangladesh Limited, the country鈥檚 leading fast moving consumer goods company, in collaboration with Young Power in Social Action and Sunsilk, has taken a proactive stance in addressing the environmental crisis with the launch of the AwareWave campaign under its employee volunteering platform, Proyash...