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Despite cleanups several waterways remain polluted - Manila

Several waterways across Metro Manila remain polluted despite the government's effort of cleaning them up. Another "Estero Blitz" has...

by Ezra Acayan in Philippines on 06/02/2012

Society

Continued occupation of the Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki

The indefinite occupation of the area where operations are performed on the construction of the Waste Transfer Station in the Efkarpia, continue by...

by Konstantinos Tsakalidis in Greece on 27/01/2012

Environment

Garbage piles up in th Ciliwung River during rainy season - Jakarta

In the rainy season garbage in the river piles up more than ever as the water rises. Awareness to keep the river clean is still low in Indonesia....

by donal husni in Indonesia on 11/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

06/02/2012 - Despite cleanups several waterways remain polluted - Manila - Philippines - Several waterways across Metro Manila...
27/01/2012 - Continued occupation of the Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki - Greece - The indefinite occupation of the area...
11/01/2012 - Garbage piles up in th Ciliwung River during rainy season - Jakarta - Indonesia - In the rainy season garbage in the...
20/12/2011 - After 27 years Bordo Poniente landfill closes in Mexico City - Mexico - Considered to be one of the largest...
19/12/2011 - Bordo Poniente landfill Closes - Mexico City - Mexico - The Mexican government began the...
10/12/2011 - Recycling garbage in Malaysia - Malaysia - A garbage collector surrounded by a...
05/12/2011 - Garbage clearance follows Bangkok Floods - Thailand - Piles of garbage have been growing in...
04/12/2011 - Rubbish accumulates following Bangkok Floods - Thailand - Following the worst floods in 50 years...
06/09/2011 - Squatters expect forceful police eviction - Jerusalem - Israel - Tent city evacuees squat in abandoned...
22/08/2011 - Fire wipes out Keputih landfill in Surabaya - Indonesia - A fire has swept through Keputih...

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Despite cleanups several waterways remain polluted - Manila
Several waterways across Metro Manila remain polluted despite the government's effort of cleaning them up. Another "Estero Blitz" has been launched which aims to rid wate...
Environmental activists raise the importance of recycling
Dozens of environmental activists stage a protest in front of Grahadi, Surabaya. They urge people to recycle and throw out rubbish in the correct way to help the environment. Surabaya, ...
Continued occupation of the Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki
The indefinite occupation of the area where operations are performed on the construction of the Waste Transfer Station in the Efkarpia, continue by residents and institutions of Western...
Recycling of plastic waste - Kendari
Plastic waste is sorted into different categories depending on its value when sold to a recycler. There is some plastic that is of no value, and is simply burned. Kendari, Indonesia. ...
Animal Rights activists protest the mass murder of stray animals
Animal activists, human rights activists, pet owners and several dogs picketed the Cabinet of Ministers in protest of the government's killing of stray animals in preparation for E...
Man eats from a gutter with the birds - Dhaka
For survival, a man takes food from a garbage bin and the street gutter, which are generally for crows. The man and the birds share the debris to fill their stomachs. Bangladesh. 7th Ma...
Haredim Attempt to Ignite Jerusalem
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Haredim riot in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim near Kikar Hashabbat protesting arrest of six community members this morning for alleged tax offenses worth mi...
Garbage piles up in th Ciliwung River during rainy season - Jakarta
In the rainy season garbage in the river piles up more than ever as the water rises. Awareness to keep the river clean is still low in Indonesia. 11th January 2012
River pollution grows in Surabaya
Garbage that was dumped into a East Java river has contaminated the local water and caused a blockage of the flow. Flooding now occurs during the rainy season and brought the onset of v...
Public services strike and block the centre of Brussels
The centre of Brussels closed for all traffic by angry garbagemen, protesting new Belgian reforms. They burned garbage cans in numerous places in the centre of the European Quarters.Bru...
After 27 years Bordo Poniente landfill closes in Mexico City
Considered to be one of the largest landfills in the world, the government of Mexico City decides to turn this garbage dump into a recycling plant to exploit the high concentrations of ...
Bordo Poniente landfill Closes - Mexico City
The Mexican government began the closure and replacement of the capital’s Bordo Poniente landfill, located on Highway Penon-Texcoco, meeting one of the major goals outlined in the Gre...
Recycling garbage in Malaysia
A garbage collector surrounded by a pile of trash collects plastic for recycling at a garbage dump site in Kelantan, some 550km away from the capital Kuala Lumpur. 10th December 2011
Life in the Angkor rubbish dumps
Hundreds of people live in the Siem Reap rubbish dumps, just 30km away from the famous Angkor Wat, visited by millions of tourist every year. Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Third anniversary of the shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos
On the 3nd anniversary of the shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, demonstrations by students were dominated by slogans against police violence. Patra, Greece. 6th December 2011
Greek police clash with protesters before Budget vote
Hundreds of masked protesters hurled petrol bombs and clashed with Greek police outside parliament as lawmakers inside debated a budget packed with more unpopular belt-tightening auster...
Third anniversary of the shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos
On the 3nd anniversary of the shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, demonstrations by students were dominated by slogans against police violence. Thessaloniki, Greece. 6th December 2011
Garbage clearance follows Bangkok Floods
Piles of garbage have been growing in the city as many dumped furniture damaged by floodwater and garden plants and trees that died while submerged. Buddhist monks and park rangers have...
Rubbish accumulates following Bangkok Floods
Following the worst floods in 50 years, masses of flood-damaged property has been dumped along the sides of main roads in West Bangkok, with some who are prepared to search through it, ...
Egrets gather to eat from Rubbish Dump
A flock of egrets seen gathered around a rubbish dump looking for food at one of the waste landfill sites in Lhokseumawe, some 300 kilometres north east of the city of Banda Aceh. Indon...