‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
Gjenge Makers, churns out 1,500 bricks made from industrial and household plastic that otherwise would be dumped in the city's overflowing garbage heaps.
Tunisian town up in arms against trash
As tear gas and protest cries filled the air in the Tunisian city of Agareb, Mabrouka Ben Ibrahim vowed to demonstrate for her daughter, whose death she blames on a nearby rubbish dump.
Israel startup pays virtual coin for trash collection
The scheme aims to encourage citizens to pick up trash in a country ranked among the world's leading litter producers.
UAE to set up waste-to-energy plants to get rid of trash
The United Arab Emirates is looking to construct a set of waste incinerators around the country in order to burn up two thirds of the trash.
