Tehran Times The use of plastic is on the rise among Iranians, as over 3,000 tons of plastic waste is generated per day in the country, the director of environment and sustainable development department of Tehran Municipality has said. The amount reaches 1 million tons in a year, Fars news agency quoted Sadr-o-din Alipour as saying on Monday. The ...

Al-Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: With annual waste generation of more than16 million tonsand over 60 million tons of construction waste, Iran is said to be among the top 10 consumers of plastic in the world with more than10 million tonsof plastic being used in the country's packaging industry every year. Waste collection costs the country some370 trillion ...

Zistboom:Some 49,000 tons of waste materials are being produced in Iran daily, said director general of Municipalities and Rural Management Organization, affiliated to Interior Ministry. Masoud Ahmadi added that only 20 percent of the waste materials are being recycled in Iran, noting that waste collection and incineration plans should conform with ...