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Conflict Erupts Between SDF and Syrian Army in Aleppo - Syria

In Aleppo, Syria on January 10, 2026, a burned flag of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) lies discarded on the ground after being set on fire. This follows the Syrian Army's successful military operation to take full control of the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods, resulting in the withdrawal of Kurdish groups to eastern Syria. Aleppo, Syria on January 10, 2026. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lake Urmia Environmental Disaster - Iran

A discarded tire sits near dry reeds on the dry bed of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran on December 20, 2025. Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has dramatically shrunk due to prolonged drought, the damming of rivers feeding the lake, and extensive groundwater extraction in the surrounding area. Although increased rainfall and water diversion briefly helped restore water levels in 2019, renewed drought and administrative mismanagement in the early 2020s reversed the trend, and satellite imagery shows the lake has almost entirely dried up by September 2025. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Diligent Poodle Collects Bagful of Plastic Bottles in Guangdong

On September 11, 2025, a small poodle named Niuniu was captured on video in Guangdong, China, happily retrieving discarded bottles from the roadside for its owner. With a wagging tail, the diligent dog reportedly collected enough plastic bottles to fill nearly an entire woven bag.

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Discarded tires and bags of garbage litter the dried-up riverbed of the Zayanderud in Isfahan, Iran, on January 14, 2018. Zayanderud, like many other bodies of water in Iran, has faced droughts and water shortages in recent years. In addition to drought, mismanagement and overuse of water are major factors contributing to the decline of Zayanderud. Photo by Hozi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A discarded object is seen on the dried bed of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vladivostok Glass Beach Views - Russia

This photo taken on on October 5, 2025 shows a view of Glass Beach in Vladivostok, Russia. Located in Ussuri Bay on the outskirts of Vladivostok, Glass Beach was once a dumping site for discarded glassware. After decades of being washed by the sea, the glass fragments have been polished into smooth, colorful pebbles, creating a vibrant shoreline that attracts large number of tourists. Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ICE Raids Spark Protest Riot - LA

A discarded milk jug lies on the ground during a protest in Los Angeles, California, on June 7, 2025, following federal immigration enforcement actions. Demonstrators clashed with U.S. Border Patrol after ICE agents raided a Home Depot. President Trump deployed 2,000 troops to the area later that day, a move sharply criticized by California’s governor. Photo by Sahab Zaribaf/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Nomads - Saqqez

A damaged male mannequin torso lies discarded among rocks and grass near Saqqez, Iran, on May 9, 2025. The figure was found amid trash in nature. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A view of piles of discarded tires in an open area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

Stray dogs wander among piles of discarded tires in an open area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A stray dog sits among piles of discarded tires in an open area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- A Palestinian man works at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- Palestinians work at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Palestinians Turn Plastic Waste into Fuel to Survive - Gaza

- A Palestinian man works at a makeshift workshop to make fuel from plastic waste in Gaza City, on April 29, 2025. In a makeshift workshop amidst the ruins in western Gaza City, a group of Palestinians are busy breaking down various discarded plastic items and melting them in large metal containers. They're converting the waste into fuel to cope with the shortages caused by Israel's blockade, which has lasted over two months. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinians in Gaza turn plastic waste into fuel amid Israeli blockade

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Pencils made from cacao hulls

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 2, 2025, shows pencils made from cacao hulls. The pencils were developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Pencil Co. and Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Cloudy under the "Chocopen" project aimed at making the effective use of huge amounts of discarded cacao hulls in Ghana, western Africa.

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

A discarded USAID wheat sack lies outside a shelter in Mekele, Ethiopia, on March 20, 2025. According to the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association for the Parliamentary Group on International Law, Justice and Accountability (APPG), between 400,000 and 600,000 people were killed, and around 120,000 were subjected to sexual violence. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iwoto Island

Photo taken on March 29, 2025, shows a discarded tank on Iwoto Island, a World War II battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Japan and the United States fought a fierce battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, resulting in the deaths of about 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

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Syria after Assad government's collapse

A tank is discarded on a road leading to Damascus on Dec. 12, 2024, following the collapse of the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

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The Shells of War - Syria

Discarded shells and mortar remnants rest atop a wrecked car in a scrapyard in Al Lataminah, Syria, on February 27, 2021. Hassan Abu Malik, displaced from Al Lataminah, earns a livelihood dismantling and selling these materials. On November 19, 2024, Idlib, Syria. Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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The Shells of War - Syria

Workers gather and sort discarded shells and spent ammunition in a scrapyard in northern Hama, Syria, on February 27, 2021. These remnants are repurposed to support livelihoods amidst displacement and conflict. Hassan Abu Malik, displaced from Al Lataminah, earns a livelihood dismantling and selling these materials. On November 19, 2024, Idlib, Syria. Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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The Shells of War - Syria

Workers gather and sort discarded shells and spent ammunition in a scrapyard in northern Hama, Syria, on February 27, 2021. These remnants are repurposed to support livelihoods amidst displacement and conflict. Hassan Abu Malik, displaced from Al Lataminah, earns a livelihood dismantling and selling these materials. On November 19, 2024, Idlib, Syria. Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Displaced People Protest Eviction - Beirut

Debris and discarded items litter the streets following clashes between displaced residents and Lebanese security forces in Hamra, Beirut, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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