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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China launches pilot EV battery recycling schemes
China will launch a pilot electric vehicle battery recycling scheme in 17 cities and regions, the industry ministry said, with Beijing keen to head off an emerging pollution threat. The Ministry of
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Trash heroes and scavenger apps battle Bali ‘garbage emergency’
Five years ago, tour guide Wayan Aksara noticed that more and more visitors he showed around the Indonesian island of Bali were complaining about garbage on its once-pristine beaches. Bali’s mounting
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UK's plastic waste may be dumped overseas instead of recycled
Millions of tons of waste plastic from British businesses and homes may be ending up in landfill sites across the world, the government’s spending watchdog has warned. Huge amounts of packaging waste
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding burning of plastic in villages of Mundka, Nangloi, Neelwal, Kamruddin Nagar, Ranhaula, Tikri-Kalan, Delhi, 20/07/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/07/20118.</p> <p>The matter relates to two writ petitions filed before the High Court of
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Researchers use coal waste to create sustainable concrete
Washington State University researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product of coal-based electricity generation. The advance tackles
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Trash piles up in US as China closes door to recycling
For months, a major recycling facility for the greater Baltimore-Washington area has been facing a big problem: it has to pay to get rid of huge amounts of paper and plastic it would normally sell to China.
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Model framework for segregation: guidelines for managing municipal solid waste through segregation, reuse and recycling in Zanzibar,
It is well understood that segregation at source lies at the heart of good waste management. Segregation improves collection and processing efficiency. Better segregation mechanisms also ensure livelihood
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TN civic bodies to send non-recyclable waste to cement plants, thermal power stations
CHENNAI: Soon, all the municipalities and corporations in Tamil Nadu will begin sending non-recyclable waste to the cement plants and thermal power stations to be incinerated and converted into fuel.
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S Africa: Johannesburg recycling initiative begins
Authorities hope separation of household waste for recycling will help solve landfill crisis in country's largest city. It is now compulsory for people living in the South African city of Johannesburg
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Waste prevention in Europe: policies, status and trends in reuse in 2017
The EEA report ‘Waste prevention in Europe – policies, status and trends of reuse in 2017’ reviews measures to promote the reuse of products in European countries and regions. Reusing products means using