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🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Dog caught dumping trash – owner fined

A Sicilian man has been accused of training his dog to illegally dump waste, with surveillance cameras capturing the act.

Feb 21 • 16:18 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Illegal dump to finally close after lorry tipping out waste gets stuck in mud

An illegal dump near the M25 outside Epping will be closed following a court ruling due to health and safety concerns.

Feb 18 • 15:06 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Rural council threatened with $3.8 million fine after unauthorized dump fires

Balonne Shire Council may face a $3.8 million fine due to repeated unauthorized dump fires at the Dirranbandi Waste Facility.

Feb 17 • 05:08 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

LAWMA begins waste evacuation along Lagos–Badagry Expressway

The Lagos Waste Management Authority has started a large-scale waste evacuation operation along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway, targeting illegal dump sites and improving environmental conditions.

Feb 15 • 16:59 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Anti-dumping activist fed up with illegal tyre stockpiles

An anti-dumping activist in North Queensland is urging the state government to address a significant illegal tyre dump near Townsville, emphasizing the need for a stewardship program to manage waste effectively.

Feb 13 • 21:06 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Living near the worst landfill: plastic particles in the soil, swarms of mosquitoes, and the odor that makes people close their windows

Residents near Slovakia's most notorious waste dump struggle with health risks and environmental concerns.

Feb 13 • 13:13 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

After two years of suffering... major efforts to remove 'mountains of waste' from the center of Gaza

Efforts are underway in Gaza to remove a large waste dump that has caused significant distress to local businesses and residents.

Feb 12 • 08:10 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
World

The world's largest garbage dump, which threatens 3 countries

The Drina River in the Višegrad area of Bosnia has become a floating garbage dump due to weak pollution regulations, posing environmental threats to neighboring countries.

Feb 6 • 11:56 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Fumes, rats and maggots: peer urges Environment Agency to clear illegal dump in Wigan

A peer has urged the Environment Agency to clear a 25,000-tonne illegal waste dump in Wigan, which poses a serious environmental hazard, especially as it is located next to a primary school.

Feb 5 • 09:13 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Why do settlers turn the lands of Turmus Ayya into garbage dumps?

Settler encroachment has transformed the home of the Abu Awad family in Turmus Ayya into an isolated island amid an industrial waste dump created by nearby settlers.

Feb 4 • 03:32 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

PHOTO ⟩ "Children train here, but next door – a mountain of garbage." Neighbors horrified by the landfill in Purvciems

Residents of Purvciems express outrage over a garbage dump near a children's sports club, highlighting ongoing issues with waste management in the area.

Feb 3 • 22:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Fourth arrest made in connection with Kidlington rubbish dump

A fourth individual has been arrested in an ongoing investigation into a large illegal waste site in Kidlington, with previous arrests made for environmental and money laundering offenses.

Feb 2 • 18:03 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Life & Tech

An Appeal from Poland to Greta Thunberg. The Action is Promoted by PiS and Confederation

Residents near Częstochowa are protesting a local government's plan to expand a waste dump, appealing for support from Greta Thunberg.

Jan 16 • 12:23 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Crime & Justice

You have dumped 568 thousand tons of rubble into the separating wall, the inspection criticizes the company. The company denies the fault.

The Czech Environmental Inspectorate has initiated proceedings against Ridera Bohemia for allegedly using construction waste instead of non-flammable material in a fire prevention wall at a coal dump site.

Jan 16 • 04:00 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Landslide at waste dump in the Philippines. At least 11 people dead

The death toll from a landslide at a waste dump in the central Philippines has risen to 11, with over 20 others still missing following the tragedy in Cebu last week.

Jan 13 • 10:32 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
World

Plastic Waste in the Ivory Coast: Money Stinks After All

The booming economy in the Ivory Coast is accompanied by increased plastic consumption, turning the lagoon near Abidjan into a dump, with no easy solutions in sight.

Jan 8 • 11:57 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

"We are not going to dump anything there": the company promoting the controversial landfill in a town in Albacete speaks

The waste management company, Ambiental Bazul S.L., addresses public controversy over their planned non-hazardous waste treatment plant and landfill in Fuente-Álamo, Albacete.

Jan 8 • 11:36 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Dealing with the problem of a wild dump in Zapruđe: 'We have set up blocks and video surveillance'

Residents of Karla Metikoša Street in Zapruđe are facing ongoing issues with increased transit traffic and illegal waste disposal that local authorities have inadequately addressed for years.

Jan 6 • 09:50 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

The liquidation of the illegal dump in Brno-Horní Heršpice continues. Germany will take away another 280 tons of waste

Efforts to clear the illegal dump in Brno-Horní Heršpice are ongoing, with Germany set to remove an additional 280 tons of waste.

Dec 29 • 18:15 UTC

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