The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.
Category: Waste Materials and Disposal
Manila’s Mayor Returns to Office to Face Mountains of Trash
Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by contractors saying they had not been paid.
Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China
Officials ordered a huge cleanup effort after videos of the mountains of garbage spread widely online.
A Toxic Pit Could Be a Gold Mine for Rare-Earth Elements
Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an opportunity for extracting valuable metals.
