BRAC and BSA take lead in promoting 'Westwise' initiative

Mohammad Anisur Rahman, Senior Director, BRAC Enterprises, said, “BRAC Recycle Handmade Paper and BRAC Nursery Enterprises are leading forces in zero waste management, transforming waste into valuable resources. We have recycled 65 metric tons of waste paper and produced 1.5 million products. Meanwhile, BRAC Nursery's innovative approach turns food waste into fertilizer, exemplifying its commitment […]

Dhaka's canals transformed into lush green fields: delay in garbage removal for years

From December 2020, Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation officially took over the charge of canals and drains from Dhaka WASA. South City got the responsibility of maintaining seven canals. Of these, three are box culverts (Arambagh-Segunbagicha, Panthapath and Dholai Khal). Dhaka North City got the responsibility of maintaining 29 canals. In […]

‘It’s all rubble’: pollution fears over Turkey earthquake waste

“(It) can contain many different chemicals like lead or microplastics or asbestos,” said Sedat Gundogdu, a plastic pollution expert at Cukurova University in Adana. The researcher estimates that the 200 million tons of debris produced by the earthquake is “seven times the amount of waste generated annually by Turkey”. “We don’t have the capacity to […]