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Ottawa is exploring new composting options for its green bin waste program, a move that could transform how the city handles organic materials. The initiative aims to better manage compostable waste, which naturally produces biogas as it breaks down — a resource that could potentially be captured and used as an energy source.

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A landfill collapse in Davao City, Philippines, killed one trash picker and left two elderly women missing, as heavy rains destabilized the massive garbage mountain in Barangay New Carmen — displacing around 100 families who called the site home. The disaster is the latest in a string of deadly landfill failures across the Philippines, following collapses in Cebu City and Rizal that killed dozens earlier this year. Experts point to decades of failed waste segregation enforcement, improper landfill operations, and lax government oversight as the root causes, echoing the catastrophic 2000 Payatas collapse that killed at least 218 people.

A deadly garbage slide at the Davao City Sanitary Landfill, which killed one person, injured two, and left two others missing, has prompted environmental groups to demand urgent action on the Philippines' growing waste crisis. The EcoWaste Coalition is calling on authorities to inspect all landfills for regulatory compliance, warning that current policies prioritize disposal over prevention. The group argues that recurring landfill disasters across the country — from Cebu City to Navotas — expose a systemic failure to implement integrated waste management practices such as segregation, recycling, and composting.

For decades, petrochemical companies ran a coordinated campaign promoting plastic recycling as a viable solution to plastic waste — all while knowing it wasn't. Internal knowledge that recycling was neither technically nor economically feasible did nothing to slow the industry's public messaging, as protecting their markets took priority over environmental reality.

A "talking" 570-litre smart bin has been installed in a layby on the A303 near Upottery as part of a trial to tackle roadside litter. The high-tech bin compacts waste, sends automated alerts to council teams when full, and even thanks drivers with a courtesy message. National Highways and East Devon District Council hope the initiative will significantly reduce roadside litter and cut the millions spent annually on clearance costs.

Pope Leo XIV visited Acerra, a southern Italian town scarred by illegal toxic waste dumping, on May 23, offering a message of hope to its residents. Speaking in the Piazza Calipari, the pope declared the region possessed a "beauty no injustice can ever erase," and reminded the crowd that fragile beauty demands greater care and responsibility. His visit to the so-called "Land of Fires" underscored the Church's solidarity with communities bearing the burden of environmental devastation.

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Drawing on decades of research and personal experience living in rural Japan since the late 1980s, Dr. Peter Matanle examines a provocative idea: that population decline may actually benefit the environment. His concept of the "Depopulation Dividend" suggests that shrinking communities could produce measurable sustainability gains, including reduced resource consumption, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and less waste. But as Japan's rural landscapes continue to empty out, the critical question remains — do these environmental benefits actually materialise, and who truly gains?