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School of Public Health researchers find that the industry focuses more on traditional occupational health hazards and less on the social determinants of worker health Texas A&M University Workers in ...

Communities adopt recycling practices despite lack of funding Informal waste workers fill in gaps in public waste management Community-based efforts lack funding, equipment MANILA (Thomson Reuters ...

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After experiencing three garbage-truck fires in six weeks, officials in Australia have sounded the alarm on the disposing of lithium-ion batteries in the trash or curbside recycling, according to ...

"The risks are not only physical. Workers describe the psychological toll of encountering human organs on conveyor belts or ...