Toxic waste

Albania

Turkish ship carrying hazardous waste blocked by Albanian authorities

A Turkish-flagged ship with 102 containers of suspected hazardous waste was blocked from docking in Albania by authorities following a watchdog's warning.

28/10/2024

Nature

The toxic afterlife of thousands of shipping containers lost at sea

A single container changes the micro-ecosystem around it - impacting seafloor species that scientists are still discovering.

03/10/2024

The Road To Green

War on waste: how the EU is tackling illegal shipments to developing countries

In partnership with The European Commission

Every year Europe exports millions of tonnes of waste to developing countries, and not all of it legally. Cyril Fourneris explores EU efforts to combat the illicit waste trade and initiatives to make better use of it in Europe.

04/06/2024

The Road To Green

EU's OLAF and national customs agencies join forces in Illegal waste crackdown

In partnership with The European Commission

In the port of Genoa, the Italian Customs and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) are stressing the importance of international cooperation in the fight against illegal waste trafficking.

04/06/2024

Green News

Toxic forever chemicals found in almost half of Swiss groundwater

Groundwater provides 80 per cent of Switzerland's drinking water.

13/10/2023

Green News

Poland turns to EU in row with Germany over illegal waste claims

A fire at a Polish landfill site has brought attention to the county's waste management policies and claims that waste is being illegally brought in from Germany.

03/08/2023

Germany

Toxic fumes alert following massive warehouse fires in Hamburg

Police have warned people in the Hamburg to close their windows after a large fire that engulfed several warehouses sent black, chemical-laden smoke drifting over the city.

09/04/2023

World News

Cannabis, cocaine and molly: Europe's top drugs hotspots, mapped

Detection of cocaine in European cities' wastewater has continued to increase, despite efforts to limit the consumption and smuggling of illicit drugs.

07/04/2023

World News

Putin says London proliferating 'weapons with a nuclear component'

Britain said that together with its Challenger 2 tanks, it would also be sending Ukraine armour-piercing shells containing depleted uranium.

03/04/2023

Green News

Ohio train disaster: Concerns linger as toxic waste is disposed of

Famous lawyer Erin Brokovich led a town hall meeting for concerned residents on Friday.

27/02/2023

Nature

This new map tracks sewage dumping in the UK

Many British water suppliers discharged massive amounts of untreated sewage into the sea this summer, during a heatwave.

06/01/2023

No Comment

Egyptians clean up the Nile ahead of COP27

In the Egyptian capital Cairo, volunteers collect plastic and rubbish from the Nile River.

29/09/2022

Green News

An endangered owl has stopped a mining giant in its tracks in Tasmania

Plans to bury the Tarkane under “50 metres of toxic sludge” have been paused by Australia's federal court.

26/07/2022

Green News

90% of babies at risk from ‘toxic chemicals’ in nappies, study finds

The research conducted in France suggests this could lead to threats of disease in later life.

21/07/2022

Green News

Yemen faces hazardous environmental threat from medical waste crisis

More than seven years of conflict in Yemen have devastated the economy, displaced millions, and wreaked havoc on the environment.

10/07/2022

Green News

Is tap water safe to drink in the US?

Scientists have linked some toxic chemicals to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

16/06/2022

Green News

Is this the 'Chilean Chernobyl'? 75 people poisoned by sulphur dioxide

"We had a sulphur dioxide peak that exceeded five times the hourly norm," say authorities.

08/06/2022

Travel News

'Toxic caterpillars' are taking over beaches in the UK

The hairy caterpillars making a home on British beaches as the weather warms up: what to look out for to keep safe

29/04/2022

Euronews Witness

Could the ‘dump of death’ near Mostar be making locals ill?

A landfill near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina is leaking black fluid containing copper, lead, zinc, and arsenic at worrying levels according to test results taken by locals who are worried the dumpsite is attributed to deaths from cancer.

26/11/2021

Green News

Cocaine is being hidden in plastic waste, claims new investigation

A new report reveals how illicit flows and organised crime groups are worsening the world's 'heartbreaking' plastic waste problem.

15/11/2021