Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern. To reverse current trends related to waste generation,
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is all set to use separate vehicles to collect disposable and non-disposal waste from the streets. “We are preparing to pick disposable and non-disposable wastes
Signalling the end of the impasse over the Vadavathoor dumping yard issue, the representatives of Vijayapuram grama panchayat and Kottayam Municipality will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on
Experts Suggest Implementation Of The Project Through Clean Kerala Co At a time when the cash-strapped city corporation is struggling to identify suitable projects to avail funds from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Mission (JNNURM), experts have suggested the setting up of a model solid waste treatment unit at Brahmapuram.
More than 30 five-star hotels in the Capital expressed their commitment to preserve the environment and have agreed to comply with the ‘Green Hotel Guidelines’. A memorandum of understanding was signed
800 kgs of Vermi-Compost (organic manure) prepared from municipal waste at Solid Waste Management (Vermi- Composting) Project at Thandapani, Sunderbani of district Rajouri was put on sale for the general
Solid waste collected by the Dharamsala Municipal Council is being disposed of in an unscientific manner despite the fact that the civic body is spending lakhs of rupees for the purpose. The solid waste
A waste company has been fined £105,000 after admitting contaminating ground water in Sunderland. Biffa Waste Services admitted five charges, brought by the Environment Agency, concerning the failure
What you toss out as organic waste from your homes may feed gardens! In a novel effort, a youngster in Chennai has created an equipment that converts organic waste into manure in 21 days. Abdul Kani, son of railway employee, D Khaleel, finished his MBA at 2005 from Indian School of Management. He got a job at a leading private bank for the monthly salary of Rs 30,000. Like every youth, Kani also enjoyed a corporate lifestyle. However, after three years of working in a routine job, he decided that he wanted to do something to do different — and quit, to take up a social cause.
Study shows high leachate levels remain untreated The haphazard dumping of garbage at various landfills outside the City has taken a toll on the health of residents in surrounding villages. Leachate, a toxic fluid which is often discharged from decomposing urban organic waste has been responsible for the contamination of both groundwater and surface water in areas around the dumping grounds.
Using the garbage of Dhaka city, the government for the first time is going to generate 50 megawatt of electricity to add to the national grid. KM Mozammel Hoq, additional secretary of the local government
