Tag: Garbage
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‘Til trash do us part: Taiwan couple embraces garbage wedding shoot
A Taiwanese couple decked out in a tux and gown embrace in front of a mountain of trash in an unorthodox wedding photo – one the environment-conscious bride hopes will discourage her guests from generating unnecessary garbage. Greenpeace campaigner Iris Hsueh and her fiance are having their “environmentally friendly wedding” in January, and have asked…
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‘Bushra jald chor degi’: Aamir Liaquat predicts Imran Khan’s divorce, curses him
Former National Assembly member and television host Dr. Aamir Liaquat took to his Instagram handle to lash out at former PM Imran Khan. The Aalim Online host has held Imran responsible for his recent split with wife Dania Shah. He also accused Imran of paying Dania so that she seeks divorce from him. Aamir went…
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Man accidentally throws Rs3,139,500 in trash bin
A businessman in Greece accidentally threw a bag containing 19,000 Euros (RsRs 3,139,500) in a dustbin after mistaking it for garbage. As per reports, a businessman from the Greek Island of Limos was carrying cash in a bag and a garbage bag on Monday. On his way to his office, the man dumped both the…
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Wasim Akram ’embarrassed’ as British High Commissioner picks trash in Islamabad
Wasim Akram has expressed his embarrassment and disgust after the British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner shared pictures of himself picking trash in Islamabad. “Now this is really embarrassing. Where are we heading?,” questioned Akram, who has been actively cleaning the beach in Karachi over the past couple of years. The former captain of the…
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Trash on Everest to be turned into art to highlight mountain’s garbage problem
Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world’s tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans, and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre…
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World Bank to give $10 million to help solve Karachi’s waste problem
The World Bank (WB), on the recommendation of Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah, has allocated $10 million to help solve Karachi’s garbage problem through the Sindh Solid Waste Management Authority (SSWMA), Profit reported. According to the details, the allocated amount will be used for capacity building, technical expertise and construction of a new…