The removal of unusable electric appliances and furniture from destroyed houses continues in wide areas of the Noto Peninsula that were devastated by the catastrophic earthquake on Jan. 1. The ...

The Environment Ministry is considering setting up a special institution to facilitate local government work to handle waste left by big natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. The ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 28, 2025 / When a natural disaster strikes, the aftermath is not just about restoring the daily lives and homes of the affected, but also about managing ...

The demolition of buildings damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake has generated 2.44 million tons of disaster waste, the Ishikawa prefectural government reported on Feb. 6. The estimated volume is ...

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out in disaster waste piled up at a temporary garbage collection site in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the ...

Tsunamis and earthquakes pose devastating threats to coastal communities worldwide. However, beyond the immediate destructive power of these events, the negative impact of the disaster waste they ...

The Local Self-Governments department has notified Disaster Waste Management Protocol for the management of waste generated during natural and man-made disasters. Minister for Local Self-Governments M ...

世界保健機関（WHO）のテドロス事務局長は23日、同機関がパレスチナ自治区ガザの医療システム再建に努める中、ガザ地区への援助は依然として「必要な量のほんの一部」に過ぎないと述べた。