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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Reuse recycle, revitalise
The article discusses the solution to plastic bag pollution problems in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. When plastic bags clog the waterways they create bacteria-infected cesspits that further contaminate the already unclean water.
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Deep inside Chittagong's shipbreaking yards
The drive to the Chittagong shipbreaking yards betrays the character of the destination. The road is dotted with shops selling remnants of once-floating behemoths. Timber, torn out of ships, and wood
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Unfit to burn
Indian garbage It is common knowledge that India's informal recycling system, run by hundreds of thousands of unrecognised and exploited ragpickers, is highly efficient. This is why the calorific
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E fabrics steal the show at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Those who are fashion freaks and at the same time keep worrying about the dangers of pollution now have something to cheer about. The recent Sao Paulo Fashion Week
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Ghaziabad battles noxious fumes from burnt batteries
poisonous smoke from the burning of a dump of batteries in Ghaziabad spread on January 8, 2007. One woman succumbed due to the smoke, others complained of nausea, headache, coughing and vomiting.
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DoIT to provide subsidies for recycling e wastes
the Union department of information and technology (doit) recently proposed to provide up to 50 per cent subsidy to e-waste recycling units. But only units registered with the Union ministry of
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News Snippets
>> Germans have found a novel way of recycling thousands of used and unsold Christmas trees: to give them to the local zoo to feed the animals. "Elephants around the country will have a delicious
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Hospital solid waste and its management in a hospital of Bhopal, India
Bio-medical waste has emerged as an issue of major concern not only to hospitals and nursing homes but also to environmental law enforcement agencies, media and the general people. (2007)
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Bricks, pavers from construction debris
Construction waste recycled to make bricks and pavers
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Of electronic revolution and sustainability
While promoting computer literacy and Internet access in developing countries, multinational technology companies are inadvertently contributing to a public health crisis. Several initiatives backed