Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Staff members prepare seized illicit drugs for incineration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2025. "Afghan police incinerate nearly 220 tons of seized illicit drugs" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Staff members prepare seized illicit drugs for incineration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2025. "Afghan police incinerate nearly 220 tons of seized illicit drugs" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Staff members prepare seized illicit drugs for incineration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2025. "Afghan police incinerate nearly 220 tons of seized illicit drugs" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Staff members prepare seized illicit drugs for incineration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2025. "Afghan police incinerate nearly 220 tons of seized illicit drugs" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Staff members prepare seized illicit drugs for incineration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2025. "Afghan police incinerate nearly 220 tons of seized illicit drugs" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Illlicit drugs goes for incineration in Kabul - Afghanistan

Staff members prepare seized illicit drugs for incineration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2025. "Afghan police incinerate nearly 220 tons of seized illicit drugs" Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Environmental Protection Project Construction in Zhangye

Environmental Protection Project Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - APRIL 24, 2024 - Technicians inspect a pipeline valve installed in the incineration workshop of the Zhangye Hazardous Waste (solid waste) disposal and resource Utilization Center construction project in Zhangye City, Gansu province, China, April 24, 2024.

Environmental Protection Project Construction in Zhangye

Environmental Protection Project Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - APRIL 24, 2024 - A construction worker installs electrical equipment at the incineration workshop of the Zhangye Hazardous Waste (solid waste) disposal and resource Utilization Center in Zhangye City, Gansu province, China, April 24, 2024.

Environmental Protection Project Construction in Zhangye

Environmental Protection Project Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - APRIL 24, 2024 - Construction workers weld pipes for an incinerator at the incineration workshop of the Zhangye Hazardous Waste (Solid waste) disposal and Resource Utilization Center in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, April 24, 2024.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

China Manufacturing Industry Waste Incineration Equipment

HAI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2023 - A worker produces large waste incineration equipment for export at an environmental energy workshop in Hai 'an, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023.

Shizuoka to dispose of quake debris from Iwate

Shizuoka to dispose of quake debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows combustible debris generated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, arriving for disposal at an incineration plant in Shizuoka city on Oct. 18, 2012. Four Shizuoka municipalities the same day started receiving debris from Iwate Prefecture for disposal.

Quake-tsunami debris incinerated in Kitakyushu

Quake-tsunami debris incinerated in Kitakyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows waste including debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2012. Incineration of the debris began at the facility that day.

Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A worker at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 23, 2012 checks radioactive cesium levels in exhaust gas from trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Opponents of the incineration cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Waste including debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan is burned in a trial at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 23, 2012. Opponents of the incineration cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Opponents (L) of trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan are prevented by a line of police from interfering with the work on May 23, 2012. Protesters cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, are forcibly removed by police in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, from in front of a truck carrying debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan. The protestors, citing fear of radiation, had sat in front of the truck to block delivery of the rubble to Kitakyushu for trial incineration.

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, block the delivery for trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, by gathering around a truck carrying the rubble, while police officers and city officials try to persuade them to leave the site. The opponents cite fear of radiation.

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, block the delivery for trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, by sitting in front of a truck carrying the rubble. The opponents cite fear of radiation.

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters fly a banner reading, ''No to radioactive debris'' on May 22, 2012, as they block the delivery to Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan for trial incineration.

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

Quake-tsunami debris blocked

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Protesters on May 22, 2012, block the delivery to Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, of debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan for trial incineration. The opponents cite fear of radiation.

Tokyo accepts debris from Onagawa

Tokyo accepts debris from Onagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 2, 2012, shows debris (L) created by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, which has been delivered to a garbage incineration plant in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, with the Japanese capital's regular garbage seen at the right bottom. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day started accepting debris from the town severely hit by the disaster.

Tokyo accepts debris from Onagawa

Tokyo accepts debris from Onagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Debris created by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, arrives at a garbage incineration plant in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 2, 2012. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day started accepting debris from the town severely hit by the disaster.

Tokyo accepts debris from Onagawa

Tokyo accepts debris from Onagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Debris created by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, arrives at a garbage incineration plant in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 2, 2012. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day started accepting debris from the town severely hit by the disaster.

Protest against accepting debris

Protest against accepting debris

TOKYO, Japan - People hold a banner in front of a garbage incineration plant in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 2, 2012. They are protesting the incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami due to radiation fears. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day started accepting debris from Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, a town severely hit by the disaster.

Protest against accepting debris

Protest against accepting debris

TOKYO, Japan - A representative (R front) of a group hands a written request to an official of a garbage incineration plant in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 2, 2012. The group is opposed to Tokyo's acceptance of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami due to radiation fears. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day started accepting debris from Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, a town severely hit by the disaster.

Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (far R) in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012, listens to local residents protesting a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that the city has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. The city began the trial burning the same day.

Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Local residents hold signs bearing protest slogans in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012, in opposition to a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that the city has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. The city began the trial burning the same day.

City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, shows a waste incinerator plant in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. The city began the same day trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that it has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation.

City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) examines debris with a dosimeter in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012. Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (C) and Shimada Mayor Katsuro Sakurai are beside him. Shimada began the same day a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that it has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation.

Death toll rises to 9, nearly 1,000 hurt in Niigata quake

Death toll rises to 9, nearly 1,000 hurt in Niigata quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Cracks are seen in a concrete chimney at a garbage incineration facility in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on July 17, a day after a major earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.8 struck the area.

12,000 chicks at bird-flu infected Miyazaki farm incinerated

12,000 chicks at bird-flu infected Miyazaki farm incinerated

KIYOTAKE, Japan - Sanitation workers bring in plastic containers in preparation for incineration of some 12,000 chicks that have died of avian influenza or killed due to infection at a farm in Kiyotake, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 15.

Breeders to destroy carp after herpes outbreak

Breeders to destroy carp after herpes outbreak

MITO, Japan - Carp breeders in Ibaraki Prefecture on Jan. 20 begin removing their fish for incineration following a government order to destroy all stocks due to a herpes virus outbreak late last year.

9th cow in Japan with BSE heads for incinerator

9th cow in Japan with BSE heads for incinerator

TOKYO, Japan - Parts of a slaughtered 21-month-old bullock in Hiroshima Prefecture, which was confirmed as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on Nov. 4, are carried away for incineration at a slaughterhouse in Fukuyama in the prefecture on Nov. 5. It was Japan's ninth case of mad cow disease.

4 Greenpeace members arrested for scaling Tokyo building

4 Greenpeace members arrested for scaling Tokyo building

TOKYO, Japan - Four members of the environmentalist group Greenpeace drop a large banner proclaiming Tokyo the world's ''dioxin capital'' from this elevator tower near an incinerator plant in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on May 9, which they scaled to protest Japan's waste-incineration policies. The banner reads: ''Incineration First. Safety Second.'' After they descended, they were arrested on suspicion of trespassing.

How does Beijing dispose of garbage in areas under closed-off management

STORY: How does Beijing dispose of garbage in areas under closed-off management? DATELINE: May 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers collecting and transporting household garbage STORYLINE: As Beijing battles a new round of COVID-19 resurgence, the city is also stepping up efforts to deal with household garbage in areas under closed-off management. Beijing Sanitation Group has invested over 100 vehicles and over 160 staff members at more than a dozen key areas to ensure that garbage is collected, transported and processed in a timely and effective manner. At the same time, the company has also launched two incineration plants to burn waste on arrival and clean up the waste generated on a daily basis. At the same time, the company has also worked to ensure that household garbage in areas under closed-off management and those outside do not mix with each other. The vehicles involved in the removal of the household waste are strictly disinfected on a

Beijing properly handles epidemic-related waste

STORY: Beijing properly handles epidemic-related waste DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: BEIJING CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff disposing of epidemic-related waste STORYLINE: Beijing is disposing of epidemic-related waste in a strict and proper manner amid the COVID-19 resurgence. COVID-19 medical waste is disinfected three times when being packaged and placed into garbage trucks. It must be transported and treated on the same day. Domestic waste in areas under closed-off management is also handled in a timely and strict way. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI SHUMAO, Official with waste management in Chaoyang District "At present, the household garbage in areas under closed-off management is directly transported by specific vehicles and personnel to Gao'antun for incineration." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

Breeders to destroy carp after herpes outbreak

Breeders to destroy carp after herpes outbreak

MITO, Japan - Carp breeders in Ibaraki Prefecture on Jan. 20 begin removing their fish for incineration following a government order to destroy all stocks due to a herpes virus outbreak late last year. (Kyodo)

Afghan officials to incinerate confiscated alcohol, drugs

Afghan officials to incinerate confiscated alcohol, drugs

Afghan government and police officials inspect a bottle of whiskey among about 4 tons of confiscated drugs and alcohol before incineration in October 2014. (Pool Photo by Hiromi Yasui) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ductworks for ice walls at Fukushima Daiichi plant

Ductworks for ice walls at Fukushima Daiichi plant

Photo taken Feb. 23, 2016, shows an incineration facility for contaminated waste installed at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan. The facility was open to inspection by the media. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan-U.S. joint venture grows algae with use of CO2 from waste unit

Japan-U.S. joint venture grows algae with use of CO2 from waste unit

Japanese-U.S. joint venture Alvita Corp. cultivates algae using carbon dioxide from a garbage incineration plant at a testing facility in the city of Saga, southwestern Japan, in this photo taken on March 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Death toll rises to 9, nearly 1,000 hurt in Niigata quake

Death toll rises to 9, nearly 1,000 hurt in Niigata quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Cracks are seen in a concrete chimney at a garbage incineration facility in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on July 17, a day after a major earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.8 struck the area. (Kyodo)