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2020-08-02 19:00
Tehraners produce waste equaling 38 Boeing 747s per day
TEHRAN – In Tehran, on average, about 6,500 tons of waste is produced daily, which is as much as 38 Boeing 747s in weight, Narges Rajaei, deputy director of the Tehran Waste Management Organization, has said.
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2020-07-10 23:39
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Save the planet: Iran takes step to reduce plastic bags
TEHRAN – In Iran, over 1 million tons of plastic bags are produced annually, while its shelf life is less than 10 minutes, but they remain in nature for hundreds of years. Fortunately, the Department of Environment has drafted a bill and sent it to the government for approval to reduce the consumption of plastic bags.
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2019-11-17 23:15
‘Poor waste management brings annual loss of $10.5b’
TEHRAN – Poor waste management brings the country an annual loss of 440 trillion rials (about $10.5 billion), Hassan Pasandideh, head of waste management affairs at the Department of Environment (DOE), has said.
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2019-08-13 22:58
Environmentally hazardous products to be taxed
TEHRAN – Products which turn into hazardous waste after consumption and lead to environmental degradation will be taxed, the deputy head of the National Tax Administration has said.
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2019-07-15 20:30
Comprehensive waste management plan to be prepared for Tehran
TEHRAN – A comprehensive plan for waste management in the capital will be prepared in a collaborative initiative between the waste management organization and the urban research and planning center, both affiliated to Tehran Municipality.
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2019-07-08 19:58
‘3,000 tons of plastic waste is produced daily in Iran’
TEHRAN – The use of plastic is on the rise among Iranians, as over 3,000 tons of plastic waste is generated per day in the country, the director of environment and sustainable development department of Tehran Municipality has said.
