Deregulation in the air for EU waste rules
The European Commission is considering changes to the EU's waste framework directive that could lead to significant deregulation of the waste sector. Its plans have emerged in a questionnaire to
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Trade secrets
Recyclers at a landfill in east Delhi get candid with Lavanya Ramaiah on what it takes to be a true professional. The photographs are from a recent exhibition by Enrico Fabian /* All Styles Optional */ * { font-family
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Improving municipal solid waste management in India
Solid waste management (SWM) is a matter of great concern in the urban areas of developing countries. This report covers very lucidly the present scenario of SWM in urban areas, the system deficiencies that exist, and the steps that need to be taken to correct SWM practices in compliance with Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000 ratified by the Government of India.
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Drive against plastic bags back
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will launch a massive campaign against use of plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 microns. The campaign will be launched at Gariahat market of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) by the state environment minister, Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, on 1 July.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on dumping of debris and construction on the bank of the river Mutha dated 16/08/2013
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Others Vs Mrs. Anjali Dinkar Datar & Others dated 16/08/2013 regarding dumping of debris and other materials and construction
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Waste Management To Make Vehicle Fuel From Landfill Gas
Waste Management Inc said on Monday it would open the largest-ever facility to turn landfill gas into vehicle fuel, which will then be used in its own California collection trucks. The project will help the largest US trash hauler develop a source of low-carbon fuel, which is expected to be in wide demand when states such as California begin requiring drivers to cut their carbon dioxide emissions. "We think there's going to be a very significant demand for the fuel," said Waste Management spokesman Kent Stoddard.
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Thermax looks to buy up to $100-m water treatment company
Company will spend . 400 crore on capital expenditure in FY12 Thermax is scouting overseas to buy a company worth up to $100 million in industrial waste water treatment space, said Managing Director MS Unnikrishnan. "Our target market for water treatment projects in India is worth . 4,000-4,500 crore. Within this, the industrial waste water market would be worth around . 1,500 crore.
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DPCC orders closure of 112 stainless steel pickling units
Taking serious note of the violation of environmental regulations, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a closure notice to 112 stainless steel pickling units in the Wazirpur Industrial
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Idol immersion only at designated places: NGT
With Diwali and Chhath Puja round the corner, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday finally clarified that idol immersion in the Yamuna will be allowed only at designated places. The Tribunal
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"Lessons in waste disposal from Lahore"
Ata-Ul-Haq is CEO of Green Technology Environmental Corporation, which set up Pakistan's first mega composting plant in Lahore in 2006. He tells Arnab Pratim Dutta that the model adopted for the
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Shut down Orissa plant, Bhushan told
The Orissa Pollution Control Board (OPCB) on Monday issued a closure notice to Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL) for not making arrangements for the suitable disposal of solid waste. BPSL has been asked to stop all production till further orders, failing which stringent penal proceedings would be initiated against the company. BPSL currently produces 1.2 million tonnes of steel, which would subsequently be raised to 2.2 million tonnes through expansion drives.
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Six projects to conserve environment
The lives of rural Bhutanese is expected to get better once the six projects for environment conservation is implemented. From November this year, people in Sipsoo in Samtse and Sarpang will have a stone masonry and elephant trench built with solar electric fencing to keep the elephants away. While up north the project would replace the shingle roofs of 236 houses in Merak and 139 houses in
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NGT sets up panel to study Patancheruvu pollution
HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a panel to be headed by Justice P Lakshmana Reddy, former judge of the AP High Court, to study the pollution throughout the Patancheruvu industrial
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Mt. Everest area becomes clean after the sanitation campaign
The surroundings of the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest, which faced garbage management problem a few years ago, has now turned clean after efforts by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC)
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28 Years Later, The Animals Of Chernobyl Have Reclaimed Their Homeland... At A Price
In 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant led to the single worst nuclear accident in history. For nearly three decades, humans have been barred from living within 1,000 square miles surrounding
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Seoul seeks help to turn waste food into energy
South Koreans are not cleaning their plates of fermented cabbage and spicy octopus, so the government is calling in foreigners for help.
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Gopalaswamy Hills to be plastic-free zone
Strict vigilance to stop plastic items being brought inside forest The State government has finally woken up to curb the harm caused by tourists to the unique landscape of the Gopalaswamy Hills, one of the ranges of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Nature care: A view of the Venugopalaswamy Temple atop the mountain .
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Joint efforts urged to save environment
Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternate Energy Askari Taqvi has called for joint efforts to save environment from hazardous impact of residential and industrial waste.
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UK garbage raises a stink in Brazil
Rio De Janeiro: Brazilians are kicking up a stink over 1,200 tonnes of British garbage, including toilet seats, dirty nappies and used syringes, that are rotting at two southern ports after arriving in container ships. The trash, which arrived in Brazil earlier this year, was destined for Brazilian companies that said they were expecting shipments of recyclable plastic, officials say.