Smoke from burning waste dump covers village in Mangistau oblast
Garbage has caught fire at a solid domestic waste dump in Mangistau oblast on July 20.
Mexico City trash-for-food market helps capital clean up
On a recent rainy Sunday morning in a Mexico City neighborhood, people lined up under their umbrellas with bags of empty milk cartons, plastic bottles and cardboard at their feet.
Wal-Mart fined $110 mn over hazardous waste
Wal-Mart was hit with $110 million in US federal and state fines Tuesday after pleading guilty to criminal charges of mishandling hazardous waste and pesticides at its retail stores.
Poland dumps old garbage system for greener setup
With too many people chucking their garbage into neighbours' bins -- or worse, the woods -- to avoid paying for disposal, Poland has taken on a massive overhaul of its laissez-faire waste management system.
KazZinc denied permission to dump arsenic wastes in East Kazakhstan
All projects of long-term placement of arsenic wastes in Zyryanovsk region suggested by KazZinc were turned down by Kazakhstan government.
600 hectares covered with oil wastes in Mangistau oblast
2.2 million tons of oil wastes are spread over 600 hectares of land of Mangistau oblast in western Kazakhstan.
Villagers in West Kazakhstan oppose construction of oil wastes storage
Residents of Gorbunovo village in West-Kazakhstan oblast have stood against construction of a dumping site for storage and processing of drill cuttings near their village.
Kazakhstan allows import of 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes from Russia
Kazakhstan government allowed Russia’s Troitsk regional power station to export over 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes for dumping in Kostanay oblast.
Garbage dump near Almaty airport endangers air traffic
Kazakhstan Vice-PM has instructed Akim of Almaty oblast to move the household wastes dumping site away from Almaty airport within one week.
Kazakhstan company suggests solution for wastes disposal
Lemonadoff company started accepting empty plastic bottles used for their drinks at 10 tenge ($0.07) per bottle.
One ton of industrial wastes per resident in Pavlodar oblast
Last year pollutant discharge from the regional industrial companies in Pavlodar oblast of Kazakhstan made 675 thousand tons.
Pavlodar plant was storing over 6 tons of radioactive wastes
The hazardous wastes were discovered during a routine check by Pavlodar oblast state sanitary control department at the territory of Casting JSC.
Aktau to produce energy from wastes
EBRD issued a loan for construction of a new plant for processing of household wastes and energy production in Aktau, western Kazakhstan.
Waste-processing plant launched in Astana
A facility for sorting and processing of domestic wastes has been launched in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.
Trash from Everest recycled into sculpture
Discarded oxygen cylinders, ropes, tents, beer cans and even the remains of a helicopter have been turned into sculpture to highlight waste littering the slopes of Mount Everest.
41 waste-processing plants to be constructed in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister talked about development of the green economy in Kazakhstan.
Waste recycling facility to be launched in Astana in July
Only 5% of all waste produced in Kazakhstan is recycled, with the other waste being kept at dumps.
Almaty started recycling garbage
Almaty domestic wastes are used for production of utensils, construction materials, elements of playgrounds and packing materials.
Waste dumping into East Kazakhstan stopped
A border dam was installed at the river for collection of industrial wastes.
Ecologists to estimate pollution of East Kazakhstan rivers with cyanides within 10 days
Analyses of samples from the Sekissovka and Uba rivers and calculations of the volume of dumped wastes will be completed within 10 days.
