The global e-waste monitor 2024
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
Waste Recycling
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Waste minimisation and utilisation initiatives
Many environmental problems arise from the deliberate or inadvertent abuse, misuse and over use of natural resources by human beings. In the past, changes were always slow, but this is no longer true. Industrial activities have drastically increased the pace at which changes in the environment are taking place.
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Plan in place for waste treatment plant for Gurgaon
Providing a ray of hope to the residents of Gurgaon, Haryana Government has promised to build a modern solid waste-treatment plant at Bandhwari village, along the Gurgaon-Faridabad road.
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Solid waste management: standing committee on urban development (2008-2009)
An effective management of solid waste, according to the Ministry of Urban Development, involved a multi-material, multi-source, environmentally sustainable management approach, with following activities associated with it: waste generation; waste handling and sorting, storage and processing at source; collection; sorting, processing and transformation; transfer and transport; and disposal.
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Solid waste management in Nepal
This paper reflects the existing management systems practiced in various areas of Nepal in managing solid waste and contains initiatives of municipalities; national and local NGOs/CBOs; public and private entities.
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Europe bank aids Albania's waste paper recycling efforts
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest in Albania's only paper firm to help it produce recycled paper and set up waste paper recycling networks, the EBRD said on Wednesday. Dan Berg, the EBRD's Albania head, said the investment would create a precedent with environmentally friendly production backed by an organized collection and recycling network.
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Kitchen market waste turns bio-fertiliser
Bio-waste generated at the city's kitchen markets might no more be used for land filling and such other purposes since it is now being utilised as a raw material for producing quality bio-fertiliser.
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Cities told to come out with sanitation plans in 2 yrs
States and cities in the country will have to come out with their sanitation strategies in the next two years, according to a national urban sanitation policy unveiled by the government today. The strategies would be prepared with the financial help from the Urban Development Ministry, which has funds worth about Rs 50,000 crore for the purpose under the Eleventh Plan.
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An initiative towards decentralised solid waste management
With the growing population, urbanisation and demand for consumer goods, both quantity and quality of urban solid waste has changed significantly. This is causing serious environment problems.
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Management of waste in India: performance audit
This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India the for the year ended March 2007 containing the results of the Performance Audit on
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Need to evolve a responsible 'bag policy'
The initiatives taken, both by Wal-Mart and Progressive Bag Affiliates need to be replicated across the world, including India. Imposing a ban on plastic bags as being advocated by some critics is not the solution