Clear skies, clouded future: Recycle or ruin (ae 15/04/2025)

Scrap vendors warn of protest if government ignores concerns : Collectors are against KMC’s recent crackdown on scrap collection and storage in residential areas, by Aarati Ray (kp 20/03/2025)

Dhangadhi profiting from waste recycling program (kh 05/03/2025)

Three levels of government agree to coordinate in execution of urban and waste mgmt policy (rep 24/02/2025)

Supreme Court summons officials for discussion on waste management in Kathmandu Valley (kh 13/02/2025)

KMC to send only segregated waste to landfill : Metropolis plans to pilot sewage filtration at its office, and hopes to expand the programme to other settlements (kp 06/02/2025)

Bharatpur metropolis sells waste for 75 million : The metropolis had previously been dumping garbage on the banks of the Narayani River, by Basanta Dhungana (rep 26/01/2025)

Scrap tax conundrum: Seeking solutions in Nepal's waste management (ht 24/01/2025)

Freezing cold creates challenges for garbage management in Manang (kh 29/12/2024)

Questions hang over hotels’ single-use plastic ban plan : Hotel Association pledged  to replace bottles by January 1 but target looks beyond reach for many struggling hotels, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/12/2024)

Transform Waste Into Energy, by Shree Raj Shakya (rn 19/12/2024)

Government urges public to stop burning plastic and farm waste (kh 17/12/2024)

Environment Department asks public to refrain from burning plastic waste (kh 25/11/2024)

Discussions held regarding resolving Kathmandu Valley waste management (kh 24/11/2024)

Indore model: A blueprint for Kathmandu’s waste crisis, by Shaswot Lamichhane and Prajwal Bhattarai (ae 20/11/2024)

KMC to manage only segregated waste (rep 19/11/2024)

Dearth of environmental justice: Horror for people living around Sisdol landfill site, by Yashaswi KC (ht 19/11/2024)

Cleanup campaign conducted at Annapurna Base Camp and trail (kh 16/11/2024)

Mayor Balen accuses federal govt of politicizing Kathmandu’s waste management (kh 15/11/2024),  Stop Politicizing Waste Management : Waste management is a critical issue in Kathmandu. The federal capital has struggled for years to manage its waste effectively. Although various solutions have been explored over the years, the issue remains unresolved (rep 16/11/2024)

KMC to limit waste transport to Banchare Danda to 20 percent (rep 31/10/2024)

Kathmandu’s flood exposes garbage crisis  : The rivers threw trash right back at city dwellers who had dumped them, photos by Suman Nepali (nt 25/10/2024)

KMC gives Annapurna Neuro Hospital one week to improve hazardous waste management practices (kh 19/09/2024)

KMC to enforce waste segregation rules in all 32 wards : Turning waste to compost has already started in 89 community schools of the metropolis (kp 15/09/2024)

Baglung launches ‘zero waste’ initiative : The site has been divided into three sections to manage organic, non-organic, and hazardous waste such as glass, by Prakash Baral (kp 08/09/2024)

Effective Management Of Medical Waste (rn 25/08/2024)

It’s official: Chinese drones will fly trash out of Everest slopes : In a flight test, the DJI FlyCart 30 could ferry 234 kg an hour, a task carried out by some 14 porters in six hours, by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/08/2024)

Open burning of plastic waste poses threat to air quality and health (rep 01/08/2024)

KMC deploys heavy equipment to clear roads to Bancharedanda landfill : Newly bought high-pressure pumps will drain floodwaters from inundated settlements, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/07/2024)

EU provides Rs 12 million grant for plastic waste management (kh 04/07/2024)

Bharatpur streets are overflowing with garbage : Garbage problem worsens as flooding renders riverside dumping site inaccessible in monsoon, and locals bar dumping near riverside settlements, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 03/07/2024)

Rains won’t hinder valley waste management this year (kh 28/06/2024)

Local governments unable to deal with plastic waste menace (ae 19/06/2024)

Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks (kh 07/06/2024)

As monsoon nears, KMC starts repairing road to Bancharedanda landfill site : Officials are mulling buying a high-pressure pump to prevent landfill leachate from contaminating the local river, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/06/2024)

24,575 kg plastic waste prevented from leaking into Sunkoshi river (kh 01/06/2024)

Everest: A high-altitude garbage dump : It could pose health risks for transient climbers but a more serious threat to people living in nearby settlements, by Suzanne OConnell  & Alton C Byers (kp 10/05/2024)

Nepal to use drones to transport garbage from Mount Everest : The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality has made poop bags mandatory for climbers above the base camp, by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/04/2024)

NA team collects over two tons of garbage from Himalayas (kh 30/04/2024)

Urgency of policy update for Nepal's National Park buffer zones, by Uday R Sharma (rep 30/04/2024)

Seven wards of KMC start waste segregation, four more to start soon : The city office has also issued a tender notice of more than Rs2.2 million to sell segregated reusable waste (kp 30/04/2024)

Waste management in rural tourism, by Manish Koirala (ae 25/04/2024)

EU Ambassador Lorenzo urges political prioritization of Waste Management in Nepal (kh 09/04/2024)

Nepal Army to collect 10 tons trash from the Everest region (kh 08/04/2024)

Locals halt waste disposal at Bancharedanda landfill site, demand action on agreements (kh 06/04/2024)

Kathmandu metropolis calls for tenders for sale of dry waste (kh 22/03/2023)

Segregated waste to be dumped separately in landfill : Officials plan to enforce waste segregation rules in all wards of KMC first and then extend to other local units of the Valley (kp 21/03/2024), Divide and conquer : Segregating the Valley’s waste makes perfect sense. But are we prepared to do the needful? (kp 27/03/2024)

Manage Hosp/ital Waste Properly, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 13/03/2024)

KMC to expand waste segregation to ward number 5 and 12 : The city office has started segregating degradable and non-degradable from ward 27. Degradable waste is also being used to produce biogas  (kp 05/03/2024)

KMC stops collecting waste from four hospitals (kh 26/02/2024)

Kathmandu metropolis starts turning household waste into compost manure (kp 21/02/2024)

KMC suspends garbage collection services at Kanti Children's Hospital (rep 15/02/2024)

KMC starts monitoring waste management practices of health facilities (kp 13/02/2024)

KMC to go for segregated waste management for enhanced efficiency (kh 02/02/2024), KMC begins collection of segregated waste from Ward Number 27 (rep 04/02/2024), KMC to deploy 2,000 sets of dustbins for waste segregation (rep 09/02/2024)

Health ministry seeks expert advice to dispose of 4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine : The Sinovac-CoronaVac doses gifted by China some two years ago expired in December last year (kp 25/01/2024)

When sustainability becomes just a show, by Cilla Khatry (ae 16/01/2024)

Why are motorcycles worth millions of rupees left to rot at police offices?, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 11/01/2024)

Kathmandu metropolis plans sorting household waste sector-wise : Officials say the 32 wards of the city will be divided into eight sectors and waste materials will be segregated in the respective blocks (kp 05/01/2024)

Kathmandu Valley Mayors Forum decides to entrust govt with waste management responsibility (rep 05/01/2024)