Waste Reduction Week & organics diversion: Niagara Region is running Waste Reduction Week (Oct. 19–24) with facility tours and a Trash-or-Treat event to support its new long-term waste strategy, including a Walker Organics Facility tour focused on composting and landfill diversion. Composting at community scale: Fairbanks unveiled a commercial in-vessel composting facility (up to 1,000 pounds/day) to turn food scraps and yard waste into compost, aiming to divert organics from landfill. Local cleanups & sanitation enforcement: Ghana’s STMA carried out a waste evacuation exercise on overflowing dumping sites ahead of National Sanitation Day, while Ashaiman marked World Cleanup Day with dredging and a monitoring push to stop dumping in a storm drain. Recycling system strain & fires: Britain is facing a fridge/freezer backlog after heatwaves, with processing capacity hit by closures and incidents; Scotland also saw major scrap-metal recycling fires in West Lothian, with residents urged to avoid the area. Household waste safety: Fire Prevention Week messaging in Canada and Nova Scotia is centered on safer lithium-ion battery charging and proper disposal to prevent battery fires. E-waste drives: Lions Club Dimapur Elite collected a wide range of e-waste for responsible recycling, handing it to a local recycling partner. Policy & infrastructure: Ghana’s local government says it will replace open-bucket waste collection with self-loading, self-sealing trucks to improve collection and reduce sanitation worker burden.