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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

The government must take a firm stand to solve the garbage problem, by Rabin Man Shrestha (kp 02/09/2010), Alternative to Sisdole site being mulled (ht 02/09/2010), Not in my backyard, by Shandip K.C. (rep 02/09/2010)

Another group obstructs garbage disposal (nn 31/08/2010), Another group to leave Valley stinking (kp 01/09/2010), Garbage disposal disrupted again (ht 01/09/2010), Dumping to resume today (kp 02/09/2010), Cops to help clean up stinking city (ht 02/09/2010), KMC starts disposing garbage with help of security (nn 02/09/2010)

Lahan stinking unbearably: Locals, municipality blaming each other (ht 31/08/2010)

Metropolis gets vehicles for trash management (kp 28/08/2010)

Garbage disposal gets obstructed again (nn 25/08/2010), Garbage heaps thorn in Valley flesh, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 27/08/2010), Obstruction in garbage disposal continues; talks likely today (nn 27/08/2010), Valley stinks to high heavens: Doctors warn of myriad diseases’ outbreak (kp 28/08/2010), Sisdole locals dump talks, obstruct waste disposal (ht 28/08/2010), Trash talks end inconclusively; City poised to stink further (kp 29/08/2010), Talks go a waste, garbage keeps Valley stinking (ht 29/08/2010), Garbage politics (rep 30/08/2010), Capital city continues to stink as Sisdole locals block waste disposal (nn 30/08/2010), Garbage row ends: Collection to start today (kp 31/08/2010)

Aletar locals obstruct garbage disposal (kp 22/08/2010)

Strike halts waste removal in Birgunj (ht 22/08/2010)

Garbage worries valley dwellers (ht 21/08/2010)

Down in dumps: Kathmandu in 1980’s used to have one of the best solid waste management systems, by Bidur Prasad Upadhyay (kp 13/08/2010)

Govt to repay locals for new landfill site (ht 08/08/2010)

Waste not: Making compost out of waste is far more sustainable than dumping it in someone else's backyard, by Dewan Rai (nt 30/07/2010), Extreme Expedition: Supported by NIBL, the Extreme Everest Expedition collected more than 1800 kilograms of garbage from trails to Mt. Everest (sp 30/07/2010)

Garbage trucks donated by China stranded in Kolkata port (nn 20/07/2010)

Paper or plastic? A ban on plastic bags needs consumer support to be effective (kp 18/07/2010)

Extreme cleaners: Everest gets an extreme clean-up above 8000 metres (nt 16/07/2010), Trash hashed from Everest Death Zone (kp 19/07/2010)

Sino aid to broom Valley, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 03/07/2010)

Valley may become a trash bin again (kp 30/06/2010)

Waste disposal row in bin (nn 16/06/2010), Garbage disposal to resume today (ht 16/06/2010), Garbage to be removed by tomorrow (ht 17/06/2010)

Hold it right here: Don’t throw out household waste, turn it into compost and help ease the city’s troubles, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 15/06/2010)

Garbage talks go a waste, dumping at Tikasthali (ht 15/06/2010)

Waste disposal site turning into a park (kp 13/06/2010)

Garbage disposal obstructed (nn 11/06/2010), Garbage collection halted again (kp 13/06/2010), Garbo brigade will rule, for now (kp 14/06/2010), Dumping stops, garbage piles up in Kathmandu (ht 14/06/2010)

Quest for hassle-free dumping site on: Three potential areas have been identified so far (ht 04/06/2010)

Health Care Waste Management, by Bimal Baral (rn 26/05/2010)

Lake City awaits relief from stink, by Rishi Baral (ht 14/05/2010)

Garbage panel proposes term extension to cabinet (ht 28/04/2010), Garbage panel gets another three months (ht 09/05/2010)

Hope From Dirt Heaps: As the population of the capital valley grows, solid waste management has proved a daunting task, by Aditi Pandey (sp 16/04/2010)

What a waste: The role of private players in managing waste is unclear (kp 15/04/2010)

Govt dream project turns to dust: Banchare Danda landfill site (kp 07/04/2010)

Garbage collection, disposal obstructed (kp 31/03/2010), Garbage row talks in limbo (ht 01/04/2010), Garbage collection to resume (kp 01/04/2010), Capital city starts stinking again (nn), Garbage still on the streets (kp 02/04/2010), Locals foil bid to dispose garbage (ht 03/04/2010), Garbage row ends for now (kp 04/04/2010), Garbage disposal to resume toda: Government agrees to address locals’demands (ht 04/04/2010), Garbage collection: Kathmanduites feel comfortable (rn 06/04/2010)

Landfill site selected (rn 12/03/2010)

Valley garbage may affect tourism year (kp 09/03/2010)

Kapilvastu folks fall ill from garbage, by Krishna Prasad Dhakal (ht 04/03/2010)

After Aletar, govt eying Shyame Kholsi (ht 04/03/2010)

Lekhnath compelled to live on pile of garbage (rn 25/02/2010)

Garbage management Bill gathering dust (ht 11/02/2010), Cabinet okays garbage bill (ht 18/02/2010)

Re-use, do not litter, by Gopal Sijapati Magar (ht 08/02/2010)

Garbage piles up, striking staff play soccer, by Somnath Bastola (ht 01/02/2010)

Meet to resume garbage collection postponed (kp 31/01/2010)

Garbage threatens 2011 Tourism Year, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 29/01/2010)

18 locals, int'Hl firms vie for Kathmandu Valley garbage plant (ht 30/01/2010)

Kathmandu’s Pollution Profile!, by Ananda P Shrestha (rn 29/01/2010)

Cities turning into dumping sites (kp 27/01/2010), Stinking towns to see more garbage (kp 28/01/2010), Govt forms panel to solve garbage row (rn 28/01/2010), Waste collection resumes amidst threat from agitators (ht 28/01/2010), Garbage collection resumes in presence of security (nn 28/01/2010), Stop the stench (ht 29/01/2010), Cops start removing waste (kp 30/01/2010), Nepal Police, APF collect garbage, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 30/01/2010))

Garbage on Mt peaks, a hitch for NTY 2011 (kp 24/01/2010)

Garbage resurfaces in Ktm as local body go on strike again (nn 22/01/2010), Garbage disposal affected again (rn 23/01/2010), No soluti on in sight: More garbage piling up on the streets of Kathmandu (kp 24/01/2010), Valley chokes with garbage on streets (kp 25/01/2010), Waste disposal to resume today, says Minister Singh (rn 25/01/2010), Garbage makes Kathmandu life dear as minister warns of mobilizing army to solve the problem (nn 25/01/2010), Waste piling, cops may get into action (ht 26/01/2010), Garbage heaps await metropolis officials' heed (rn 27/01/2010), Govt to mobilise army, police to collect garbage (ht 27/01/2010)

Garbage collection to resume today (ht 28/12/2009), Waste to be collected (kp 28/12/2009), Garbage disposal unlikely soon (ht 29/12/2009), Garbage talks inconclusive (ht 30/12/2009), Govt urged to take lead in Sisdole project (ht 31/12/2009), KMC begins emergency dumping of garbage (ht 31/12/2009), Sisdole locals end garbage stir, seal deal (ht 01/01/2010), Bridge allows waste to be picked up (kp 01/01/2010), Garbage collection resumes from Saturday (kp 02/01/2010), Garbage collection resumes as warring parties come to terms (ht 03/01/2010), Waste disposal partially resumes (kp 03/01/2010)

Garbage collection in Nepalgunj (rn 27/12/2009)

Strike hits garbage collection (ht 22/12/2009), Kathmandu stinks again as Maoists resurrect garbage politics (nn 22/12/2009), Waste piles up (kp 23/12/2009), Valley stinks of garbage (ht 24/12/2009), What a mess (kp 25/12/2009), Valley garbage here to stay (kp 27/12/2009)

Local body employees to halt garbage collection (ht 20/12/2009), Waste disposal to be obstructed (kp 20/12/2009)

Garbage collection in limbo again (rn 18/12/2009)

Govt plan for Valley garbage hits a snag (ht 13/12/2009), Waste panel tenure extended (ht 15/12/2009)

KMC eyes German technology for garbage processing, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 22/11/2009)

Garbage to be finally contained: KMC to get 118 vehicles, 4000 containers (kp 16/11/2009)

Not again (ht 05/11/2009)

Maoist cadres disrupt waste disposal again (ht 04/11/2009), KMC, Maoists seal deal on disposal of garbage (ht 05/11/2009)

Waste mgmt body seeks more time (ht 03/11/2009)

HLGMC for clearing legal roadblocks (ht 28/10/2009)

Valley garbage plant in shambles (ht 24/10/2009)

Preparations in full swing to set up trash industry (ht 17/10/2009)

Garbage woes spill over (ht 06/10/2009), Halted disposal of garbage to resume (rn 06/10/2009), Waste site story (kp 06/10/2009), Another agreement to allow waste disposal (kp 06/10/2009)

Oct 7 deadline for EoI for garbage-fuelled plant (ht 04/10/2009)

Callous users' bodies at Sisdole in a soup: CIAA to look into irregularities (ht 03/10/2009)

Sisdole to get organic compost plant soon (ht 02/10/2009)

Sisdole folks demand refuse-run fuel plant (ht 25/09/2009)

Scientific garbage disposal mechanism soon (ht 22/09/2009)

Talking rubbish, by Sunil Lohani (kp 14/09/2009)

Kathmandu Valley waste all set to be dumped in Aletar from Sunday (ht 29/08/2009), Garbage dumped at Aletar (ht 01/09/2009), Aletar site in trouble already, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 03/09/2009)

Disruption ends, govt forgets commitments to Sisdole locals, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 26/08/2009)

Waste disposal hits job-row roadblock, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 25/08/2009), Panel hurdle to waste mgmt funds (ht 25/08/2009)

Garbage-fuelled power plant in the offing: 12-odd private firms keen on project that may rid valley of waste woes, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 16/08/2009)

Valley garbage row likely to flare up again, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 15/08/2009), Another garbage deal likely today (ht 18/08/2009), Garbage to be dumped in Aletar from Friday, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 19/08/2009), Landslip delay to waste disposal at Aletar (ht 22/08/2009), Aletar locals, govt to sit for talks today (ht 27/08/2009)

Waste management panel on anvil (ht 12/08/2009), Science can do it: The valley's garbage is to be managed in an integrated manner utilising the budget set aside for this purpose (ht 13/08/2009)

A new landfill site for Valley's waste (kp 12/08/2009)

The WEPCO way, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 04/08/2009)

Pvt hands to manage waste (kp 04/08/2009)

Okharpauwa to block waste disposal again (kp 23/07/2009), Okharpauwa locals send back two waste trucks (kp 24/07/2009), Valley garbage collection disrupted (ht 24/07/2009), Garbage problem returns with a vengeance in Kathmandu (nn 24/07/2009), Keep garbage at home: Govt (kp 25/07/2009), `Garbage row threatens disease outbreak' (ht 25/07/2009), Govt in search of alternative landfill sites, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 25/07/2009), Team inspects Tusal for future landfill site (ht 26/07/2009), No garbage collection on Day IV (ht 27/07/2009), Waste disposal continues to be stalled (kp 28/07/2009), Garbage talks make no headway (ht 28/07/2009), Garbage piles, city stinks (ht 29/07/2009), Garbage row puts public health at stake (ht 30/07/2009), Capital city stinks as garbage remains uncollected (nn 30/07/2009), Relief to valley (kp 31/07/2009), Garbage disposal resumes (nn 31/07/2009), Garbage disposal disrupted despite pact (ht 01/08/2009), Garbage disposal obstructed again (nn 02/08/2009)

Lagankhel bus park turning into dumping site (kp 19/06/2009)

Sisdole landfill site’s shelf life is only 18 months (ht 06/06/2009)

Garbage disposal to resume (ht 02/06/2009)

Create Wealth From Waste, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 01/06/2009)

KMC releases funds to end garbage row (ht 14/05/2009)

Okharpauwa waste truck fracas (kp 14/05/2009)

Private sector step closer to managing Valley waste (ht 19/04/2009)

Landfill site likely at Banchare Danda, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 31/03/2009)

Korean firm finds power prospect in Valley's waste, by Mudita Bajracharya (ht 25/03/2009)

Seminar on effective waste mgmt (kp 19/03/2009)

Drive against use of polythene bags begins (ht 03/03/2009)

Health ministry fiat on medical waste set for implementation, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 02/03/2009)

Garbage basics (ht 06/02/2009)

Waste side story, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 04/02/2009)

FNCCI forms group to turn garbage into energy (nn 01/02/2009)

Alternative landfill site to give relief soon, by Purushottam Khatri (rn 28/01/2009)

Bio-filters to manage waste (ht 27/01/2009)

Alternative landfill site holds key to sustained waste management, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 27/01/2009)

Trouble in Nuwakot stalls waste transfer (kp 10/01/2009), Capital city stinks as garbage mountains resurface (nn 11/01/2009), City stinks as waste piles up: Sisdole folks stand in KMC way, put forth demands (kp 12/01/2009), No end in sight to garbage row (ht 13/02/2009), Villagers bar KMC from landfill site (ht 15/01/2009), Garbage collection may resume today (ht 16/01/2009), Garbage link, by Prem N. Kakkar (ht 16/01/2009), Where waste creates jobs, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 17/01/2009), Garbage piles up as talks fail (ht 17/01/2009), KMC to resume garbage collection today (ht 18/01/2009), Garbage collection to resume today (kp 18/01/2009), Kathmandu turns a garbage city as landfill site obstruction continues (kp 18/01/2009), Garbage disposal hits snag again (kp 19/01/2009), Strike adds to garbage woes (ht 19/01/2009), Garbage crisis deepens, thanks to stir excuse (ht 20/01/2009), Fears of epidemic looms large as city continues to reel under garbage problem (nn 20/01/2009), KMC to resume garbage collection (kp 21/01/2009), Agitating locals to obstruct garbage disposal until demands met (nn 21/01/2009), Jha warns to resign over politics of garbage (nn 21/01/2009), Minister threatens to quit (kp 22/01/2009), Garbage talks fail, Minister Jha threatens to quit (rn 22/01/2009), Garbage crisis caught in imbroglio (ht 22/01/2009), Cultural breakdown (kp 23/01/2009), Valley’s garbage to be dumped from today: Jha (rn 23/01/2009), Civic body to clear garbage from today (ht 23/01/2009), Push to smooth waste disposal (ht 23/01/2009), Landfill site woes: Consumer committee galore, unmet promises (rn 23/01/2009), KMC resumes garbage collection (nn 23/01/2009), Garbage crisis ends (kp 24/01/2009)

Women rake in moolah from plastic waste, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 24/11/2008)

Sisdole landfill near full, alternative site chosen (rn 15/11/2008)

Private parties proposed for Valley waste mgmt (kp 22/10/2008)

Valley chokes on plastic pollutants:Ecological concern over the rampant use of non-degradable material, by Nadja Shanker (ht 20/10/2008)

Valley runs out of wasteland option, by Mohan Guragain (ht 04/10/2008)

Cash from trash: City residents are slow to see the benefit of sorting their garbage, by Roma Aryal (nt 19/09/2008)

Plastics: Do you care?, by Pawan Kumar Neupane (kp 07/09/2008)

War on waste (ht 04/09/2008)

Health experts’ call to manage hospital waste (ht 23/08/2008)

Mission impossible (ht 12/08/2008)

Been there, done that (ht 06/08/2008)

Fuel shortage hits garbage collection (ht 23/07/2008)

Sanitary workers on warpath (ht 20/07/2008)

Pokharalis to pay for garbage clearance (ht 16/07/2008)

Govt to give top priority to landfill site mgmt (kp 09/07/2008)

MoLD to woo local bodies to manage waste (ht 09/07/2008)

Garbage stink here to stay for another week (ht 03/07/2008)

Kathmandu facing risk of epidemic as it turns into 'garbage city' (nn 29/06/2008), Garbage to be dumped by using force (nn 30/06/2008)

Medical waste dumped in open (kp 29/06/2008)

Strike hits garbage (ht 24/06/2008), Sisdole folks halt garbage dumping (kp 25/06/2008), Garbage problem returns to haunt Kathmandu again (nn 25/06/2008), Politics of garbage (kp 26/06/2008), Sisdole folks agree to dumping (kp 27/06/2008), Sisdole locals vow never to obstruct garbage dumping again (nn 27/06/2008)

Transportation of garbage obstructed (ht 09/06/2008), Garbage disposal obstructed yet again (kp 15/06/2008), Kathmandu starting to stink again (nn 15/06/2008), Valley garbage problem continues (nn 16/06/2008), Garbage heaps threaten public health (kp 17/06/2008), KMC CEO admits to failure in waste management (ht 17/06/2008), KMC looks for options to solve valley garbage problem (nn 17/06/2008), KMC to begin clearing valley garbage today (ht 18/06/2008)

Biodegradable waste a gold mine: Experts, by Razen Manandhar (ht 07/06/2008)

Valley’s public health, environment at risk, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 10/05/2008)

Human waste plagues Everest, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/05/2008), Litter on Everest (kp 03/05/2008)

25 municipalities to explore ways to manage cities’ waste (ht 29/04/2008), Think sustainability (kp 30/04/2008)

Vermi compost could tackle waste: Users, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 24/04/2008), War on waste (ht 25/05/2008)

Abattoir waste management plant set up (ht 09/04/2008)

Govt vehicles get dumped young, by Baburam Kharel (kp 11/03/2008), We smell a rat (kp 12/03/2008)

Garbage woe returns, KMC points at fuel shortage (nn 17/02/2008)

Plastic free Nepal, by NB Rawal (kp 18/01/2008)

Find long-term garbage solution: Govt told (kp 22/12/2007)

Garbage Management: Valley stinks again (kp 05/12/2007), KMC has new plan for garbage woes (kp 08/12/2007)

Valley starts stinking again (kp 26/11/2007), KMC resumes garbage collection (kp 29/11/2007)

City stinks as KMC halts garbage collection (nn 09/11/2007), Locals at Sisdole obstruct garbage dumping (kp 09/11/2007), Garbage pile up in the city (nn 13/11/2007), KMC garbage trucks stopped again by Sisdol locals (nn 14/11/2007), Valley reeks garbage as Sisdole ups ante, by Baburam Kharel (kp 14/11/2007), KMC resumes garbage collection (kp 15/11/2007), Clean up the mess (kp 15/11/2007), KMC starts transporting city’s garbage to Sisdole (nn 16/11/2007)

Managing trash, by Sulav Bhatta (kp 04/11/2007)

KMC fails, private sector to re-enter (kp 05/09/2007)

Few more weeks for garbage clearance (kp 23/08/2007)

Now KMC to “collect garbage” (nn 17/08/2007), Private garbage collectors stage demo (kp 20/08/2007)

Garbage collectors stage protest (kp 13/08/2007), Capital stinking again with uncollected garbage (nn 16/08/2007)

Medical waste causing infectious diseases (kp 22/07/2007)

Dozens injured in police-garbage collectors clash (kp 18/07/2007), Garbage collection under way in capital (kp 19/07/2007)

SC orders panel to study medical waste (samn 14/07/2007)

Garbage near hospital torments staff (samn 23/06/2007)

Law to bar solid waste mgmt strikes (samn 13/05/2007)

Landfill sites not permanent solution, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/02/2007)

PM instructs Minister to resolve garbage problem (nn 20/02/2007), Government to start development work in landfill site within a week (nn 20/02/2007), Sisdole locals agree on garbage disposal (kp 21/02/2007), Garbage row (kp 21/02/2007), Garbage collection resumed in Kathmandu after being suspended for 13 days (pd 21/02/2007), Garbage clean up begins after understanding (nn 22/02/2007)

Private sector urged to manage garbage (samn 18/02/2007)

Garbage piles up in capital, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 11/02/2007), Cost of byproducts of city life, by Abhaya Raj Joshi (kp 11/02/2007), Capital city stinks as garbage remains unpicked for days (nn 12/02/2007), KMC fails to collect garbage; municipal office padlocked (nn 14/02/2007), Govt, KMC and Sisdole locals agree on waste disposal (nn 16/02/2007)

Garbage dumping at Sisdole resumes (samn 30/01/2007)

Waste Pollutes Kathmandu: Government and citizens should take simple steps to control pollution, by Krishna Ghimire (on 05/12/2006)

KMC says no to garbage from ‘outside’ (samn 05/11/2006)

Without helping hand they’re now dying, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/10/2006)

Municipality defies court, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 28/10/2006)

Visitors vexed at heaps of garbage (samn 19/10/2006)

Garbage to be collected from today (nn 16/10/2006), City garbage to be dumped at Sisdole from today (kp 16/10/2006),  Locals agree to allow transportation of garbage at Sisdole landfill site (nn 18/10/2006)

Govt to dump garbage at Sisdole (kp 15/10/2006),  Parties' help sought to end waste crisis (samn 15/10/2006)

Garbage piles up in valley (kp 13/10/2006),  Several days needed to manage waste (samn 13/10/2006),  Garbage to pile up for two more days (samn 14/10/2006)

'No bulldozer to remove garbage' (samn 28/09/2006)

Locals of Okharpauwa restrict disposing garbage (nn 31/07/2006), Protest over garbage disposal (kp 31/07/2006), Govt told to resolve garbage problem (kp 02/08/2006), Waste Management (rn 03/08/2006), Garbage management: Recurring Menace (sp 04/08/2006), Garbage politics (originally in Rajdhani, 3 August), City garbage mess: No solution in sight (kp 06/08/2006)

Waste management (nt 28/07/2006)

Khulamanch turns into a dumping site (samn 26/07/2006), Garbage management affected in valley (nn 27/07/2006)

Garbage piles up in Bharatpur (samn 23/07/2006)

Capital stinks as garbage workers stall, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 16/07/2006), Nepali capital piles garbage due to workers strike (People's Daily 17/07/2006), Garbage collection to resume (kp 17/07/2006)

Community participation must for solid waste management (nn 11/01/2006), Int’l meet on solid waste management (samn 12/01/2006)

Tinkune becoming CDG dumping site, by A. Sanam Bhaila (kp 08/01/2006)

Garbage piling in Kathmandu streets (nn 22/09/2005)

Sundarighat residents live with stench, by Punam Singh (kp 22/07/2005)

Solid wastes (kp 12/05/2005)

Call for eco-friendly garbage disposal (ht 26/11/2004)

Litterbug NGO plays havoc on people, by Razen Manandhar (ht 08/11/2004)

Hospital wastes threat to public health By Dilli Ram Bhattarai (rn 06/11/2004)

Groups call for good garbage management (ht 04/11/2004), Get paid for the waste you bring, by Shandip K.C. (kp 04/11/2004)

Expo on waste management begins (ht 01/11/2004)

20-day valley clean-up campaign begins today (rn 31/10/2004)

Drive to boost awareness on solid waste management (ht 31/10/2004)

Earthworm keeping good source of income in Kaski (rn 30/10/2004)

Garbage ruined Dashain, grumble Lalitpur folk (ht 30/10/2004)

Govt to solve solid waste problems (rn 06/10/2004)

Pokhara civic body to levy garbage tax to repay ADB (ht 06/10/2004), Good deterrent (ht 07/10/2004)

Garbage problem at Pulchowk (ht 01/10/2004)

Sisdole landfill work underway, by Razen Manandhar (ht 21/09/2004)

JICA to improve Teku garbage site (ht 16/09/2004)

KMC fails to manage waste during curfew (ht 06/09/2004)

Improper medical waste disposal posing threats to environment (kp 01/09/2004)

Lack Of Awareness: As the banks of the Bagmati River are becoming full with the disposal of the solid waste, the officials make plan to shift the disposal site beginning early next year, by Thakur Amgai (sp 27/08/2004)

Jyapu Mahaguthi’s reservation over mascot, by Shandip K.C. (kp 14/08/2004), Furore over mascot finally ends (ht 31/10/2004)

Sisdole dumping site to be used from January (ht 12/08/2004), Landfill designated in Sisdole (kp 12/08/2004)

Askai: The human face of solid waste management (ht 02/07/2004)

Waste management action plan (kp 03/07/2004)

SC order to MoLD on waste disposal (kp 16/06/2004)

Pokhara landfill site non-operational, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 12/06/2004)

Increased use of bottled water pollutes Pokhara (ht 11/06/2004)

Writ against garbage dumping on Bagmati banks (kp 10/06/2004)

Joint approach of five municipalities to manage waste (rn 06/06/2004)

Waste turned to wealth, by Dinesh Regmi (kp 06/06/2004)

Medical waste disposal directory (kp 01/06/2004)

162 bikes found, public asked to contact cops (ht 29/05/2004)

Uncollected garbage dots city streets (ht 21/05/2004)

Medical waste disposal criteria unresolved (kp 17/05/2004)

Landfill site Search unfulfilled, by Shandip KC (kp 09/05/2004)

Using the Solid waste, by Shandip KC (kp 07/05/2004)

Design effective waste management system (ht 06/05/2004)

Old Bus Park looks like a dumping site (ht 27/04/2004)

Manage waste (ht 23/04/2004)

Sisdole landfill site yet to be completed (ht 22/04/2004)

Treating garbage (ht 29/03/2004)

Plans on for new solid waste mgmt (kp 20/03/2004)

A medical menace in our backyards: Kathmandu’s hospital waste is a health hazard, by Pragya Shrestha (nt 12/03/2004), Healthcare waste management, by Deepak Raj Adhikari (kp 18/03/2004), Safe disposal of infectious medical wastes stressed (kp 27/03/2004), Medical waste growing hazard (ht 27/03/2004)

Village mail dumped in bush (kp 08/03/2004)

Pokhara garbage dump unused, by Kul Chandra Neupane (kp 06/03/2004)

Eeks! It smells. Ok, by Richa Bhattarai (kp 01/03/2004)

Team to study Valley’s garbage disposal system (ht 29/01/2004)

Is solid waste really a waste?, by Deepak Raj Adhikari (kp 25/01/2004)

Indiscriminate dumping at Tahachal, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari (kp 24/01/2004)

Epidemic in Pokhara foreseen as medical waste lies scattered (ht 17/01/2004)

Medical wastes threaten eastern capital, by Suresh Niraula (kp 16/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Measures to Mitigate Landfill Site Controversy, by Neera (Shrestha) Pradhan (Spotlight, September 2000)