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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Been there, done that (ht 06/08/2008)

Fuel shortage hits garbage collection (ht 23/07/2008)

Sanitary workers on warpath (ht 20/07/2008)

Pokharalis to pay for garbage clearance (ht 16/07/2008)

Govt to give top priority to landfill site mgmt (kp 09/07/2008)

MoLD to woo local bodies to manage waste (ht 09/07/2008)

Garbage stink here to stay for another week (ht 03/07/2008)

Kathmandu facing risk of epidemic as it turns into 'garbage city' (nn 29/06/2008), Garbage to be dumped by using force (nn 30/06/2008)

Medical waste dumped in open (kp 29/06/2008)

Strike hits garbage (ht 24/06/2008), Sisdole folks halt garbage dumping (kp 25/06/2008), Garbage problem returns to haunt Kathmandu again (nn 25/06/2008), Politics of garbage (kp 26/06/2008), Sisdole folks agree to dumping (kp 27/06/2008), Sisdole locals vow never to obstruct garbage dumping again (nn 27/06/2008)

Transportation of garbage obstructed (ht 09/06/2008), Garbage disposal obstructed yet again (kp 15/06/2008), Kathmandu starting to stink again (nn 15/06/2008), Valley garbage problem continues (nn 16/06/2008), Garbage heaps threaten public health (kp 17/06/2008), KMC CEO admits to failure in waste management (ht 17/06/2008), KMC looks for options to solve valley garbage problem (nn 17/06/2008), KMC to begin clearing valley garbage today (ht 18/06/2008)

Biodegradable waste a gold mine: Experts, by Razen Manandhar (ht 07/06/2008)

Valley’s public health, environment at risk, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 10/05/2008)

Human waste plagues Everest, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/05/2008), Litter on Everest (kp 03/05/2008)

25 municipalities to explore ways to manage cities’ waste (ht 29/04/2008), Think sustainability (kp 30/04/2008)

Vermi compost could tackle waste: Users, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 24/04/2008), War on waste (ht 25/05/2008)

Abattoir waste management plant set up (ht 09/04/2008)

Govt vehicles get dumped young, by Baburam Kharel (kp 11/03/2008), We smell a rat (kp 12/03/2008)

Garbage woe returns, KMC points at fuel shortage (nn 17/02/2008)

Plastic free Nepal, by NB Rawal (kp 18/01/2008)

Find long-term garbage solution: Govt told (kp 22/12/2007)

Garbage Management: Valley stinks again (kp 05/12/2007), KMC has new plan for garbage woes (kp 08/12/2007)

Valley starts stinking again (kp 26/11/2007), KMC resumes garbage collection (kp 29/11/2007)

City stinks as KMC halts garbage collection (nn 09/11/2007), Locals at Sisdole obstruct garbage dumping (kp 09/11/2007), Garbage pile up in the city (nn 13/11/2007), KMC garbage trucks stopped again by Sisdol locals (nn 14/11/2007), Valley reeks garbage as Sisdole ups ante, by Baburam Kharel (kp 14/11/2007), KMC resumes garbage collection (kp 15/11/2007), Clean up the mess (kp 15/11/2007), KMC starts transporting city’s garbage to Sisdole (nn 16/11/2007)

Managing trash, by Sulav Bhatta (kp 04/11/2007)

KMC fails, private sector to re-enter (kp 05/09/2007)

Few more weeks for garbage clearance (kp 23/08/2007)

Now KMC to “collect garbage” (nn 17/08/2007), Private garbage collectors stage demo (kp 20/08/2007)

Garbage collectors stage protest (kp 13/08/2007), Capital stinking again with uncollected garbage (nn 16/08/2007)

Medical waste causing infectious diseases (kp 22/07/2007)

Dozens injured in police-garbage collectors clash (kp 18/07/2007), Garbage collection under way in capital (kp 19/07/2007)

SC orders panel to study medical waste (samn 14/07/2007)

Garbage near hospital torments staff (samn 23/06/2007)

Law to bar solid waste mgmt strikes (samn 13/05/2007)

Landfill sites not permanent solution, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/02/2007)

PM instructs Minister to resolve garbage problem (nn 20/02/2007), Government to start development work in landfill site within a week (nn 20/02/2007), Sisdole locals agree on garbage disposal (kp 21/02/2007), Garbage row (kp 21/02/2007), Garbage collection resumed in Kathmandu after being suspended for 13 days (pd 21/02/2007), Garbage clean up begins after understanding (nn 22/02/2007)

Private sector urged to manage garbage (samn 18/02/2007)

Garbage piles up in capital, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 11/02/2007), Cost of byproducts of city life, by Abhaya Raj Joshi (kp 11/02/2007), Capital city stinks as garbage remains unpicked for days (nn 12/02/2007), KMC fails to collect garbage; municipal office padlocked (nn 14/02/2007), Govt, KMC and Sisdole locals agree on waste disposal (nn 16/02/2007)

Garbage dumping at Sisdole resumes (samn 30/01/2007)

Waste Pollutes Kathmandu: Government and citizens should take simple steps to control pollution, by Krishna Ghimire (on 05/12/2006)

KMC says no to garbage from ‘outside’ (samn 05/11/2006)

Without helping hand they’re now dying, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/10/2006)

Municipality defies court, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 28/10/2006)

Visitors vexed at heaps of garbage (samn 19/10/2006)

Garbage to be collected from today (nn 16/10/2006), City garbage to be dumped at Sisdole from today (kp 16/10/2006),  Locals agree to allow transportation of garbage at Sisdole landfill site (nn 18/10/2006)

Govt to dump garbage at Sisdole (kp 15/10/2006),  Parties' help sought to end waste crisis (samn 15/10/2006)

Garbage piles up in valley (kp 13/10/2006),  Several days needed to manage waste (samn 13/10/2006),  Garbage to pile up for two more days (samn 14/10/2006)

'No bulldozer to remove garbage' (samn 28/09/2006)

Locals of Okharpauwa restrict disposing garbage (nn 31/07/2006), Protest over garbage disposal (kp 31/07/2006), Govt told to resolve garbage problem (kp 02/08/2006), Waste Management (rn 03/08/2006), Garbage management: Recurring Menace (sp 04/08/2006), Garbage politics (originally in Rajdhani, 3 August), City garbage mess: No solution in sight (kp 06/08/2006)

Waste management (nt 28/07/2006)

Khulamanch turns into a dumping site (samn 26/07/2006), Garbage management affected in valley (nn 27/07/2006)

Garbage piles up in Bharatpur (samn 23/07/2006)

Capital stinks as garbage workers stall, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 16/07/2006), Nepali capital piles garbage due to workers strike (People's Daily 17/07/2006), Garbage collection to resume (kp 17/07/2006)

Community participation must for solid waste management (nn 11/01/2006), Int’l meet on solid waste management (samn 12/01/2006)

Tinkune becoming CDG dumping site, by A. Sanam Bhaila (kp 08/01/2006)

Garbage piling in Kathmandu streets (nn 22/09/2005)

Sundarighat residents live with stench, by Punam Singh (kp 22/07/2005)

Solid wastes (kp 12/05/2005)

Call for eco-friendly garbage disposal (ht 26/11/2004)

Litterbug NGO plays havoc on people, by Razen Manandhar (ht 08/11/2004)

Hospital wastes threat to public health By Dilli Ram Bhattarai (rn 06/11/2004)

Groups call for good garbage management (ht 04/11/2004), Get paid for the waste you bring, by Shandip K.C. (kp 04/11/2004)

Expo on waste management begins (ht 01/11/2004)

20-day valley clean-up campaign begins today (rn 31/10/2004)

Drive to boost awareness on solid waste management (ht 31/10/2004)

Earthworm keeping good source of income in Kaski (rn 30/10/2004)

Garbage ruined Dashain, grumble Lalitpur folk (ht 30/10/2004)

Govt to solve solid waste problems (rn 06/10/2004)

Pokhara civic body to levy garbage tax to repay ADB (ht 06/10/2004), Good deterrent (ht 07/10/2004)

Garbage problem at Pulchowk (ht 01/10/2004)

Sisdole landfill work underway, by Razen Manandhar (ht 21/09/2004)

JICA to improve Teku garbage site (ht 16/09/2004)

KMC fails to manage waste during curfew (ht 06/09/2004)

Improper medical waste disposal posing threats to environment (kp 01/09/2004)

Lack Of Awareness: As the banks of the Bagmati River are becoming full with the disposal of the solid waste, the officials make plan to shift the disposal site beginning early next year, by Thakur Amgai (sp 27/08/2004)

Jyapu Mahaguthi’s reservation over mascot, by Shandip K.C. (kp 14/08/2004), Furore over mascot finally ends (ht 31/10/2004)

Sisdole dumping site to be used from January (ht 12/08/2004), Landfill designated in Sisdole (kp 12/08/2004)

Askai: The human face of solid waste management (ht 02/07/2004)

Waste management action plan (kp 03/07/2004)

SC order to MoLD on waste disposal (kp 16/06/2004)

Pokhara landfill site non-operational, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 12/06/2004)

Increased use of bottled water pollutes Pokhara (ht 11/06/2004)

Writ against garbage dumping on Bagmati banks (kp 10/06/2004)

Joint approach of five municipalities to manage waste (rn 06/06/2004)

Waste turned to wealth, by Dinesh Regmi (kp 06/06/2004)

Medical waste disposal directory (kp 01/06/2004)

162 bikes found, public asked to contact cops (ht 29/05/2004)

Uncollected garbage dots city streets (ht 21/05/2004)

Medical waste disposal criteria unresolved (kp 17/05/2004)

Landfill site Search unfulfilled, by Shandip KC (kp 09/05/2004)

Using the Solid waste, by Shandip KC (kp 07/05/2004)

Design effective waste management system (ht 06/05/2004)

Old Bus Park looks like a dumping site (ht 27/04/2004)

Manage waste (ht 23/04/2004)

Sisdole landfill site yet to be completed (ht 22/04/2004)

Treating garbage (ht 29/03/2004)

Plans on for new solid waste mgmt (kp 20/03/2004)

A medical menace in our backyards: Kathmandu’s hospital waste is a health hazard, by Pragya Shrestha (nt 12/03/2004), Healthcare waste management, by Deepak Raj Adhikari (kp 18/03/2004), Safe disposal of infectious medical wastes stressed (kp 27/03/2004), Medical waste growing hazard (ht 27/03/2004)

Village mail dumped in bush (kp 08/03/2004)

Pokhara garbage dump unused, by Kul Chandra Neupane (kp 06/03/2004)

Eeks! It smells. Ok, by Richa Bhattarai (kp 01/03/2004)

Team to study Valley’s garbage disposal system (ht 29/01/2004)

Is solid waste really a waste?, by Deepak Raj Adhikari (kp 25/01/2004)

Indiscriminate dumping at Tahachal, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari (kp 24/01/2004)

Epidemic in Pokhara foreseen as medical waste lies scattered (ht 17/01/2004)

Medical wastes threaten eastern capital, by Suresh Niraula (kp 16/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Measures to Mitigate Landfill Site Controversy, by Neera (Shrestha) Pradhan (Spotlight, September 2000)