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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If you can’t re-use it‚ refuse it’ – advice for Joburg residents as recycling becomes compulsory
Starting from July 1‚ Johannesburg residents will be required to recycle in their households‚ MEC of Environment Affairs and Infrastructure Nico De Jager said this week. This is to reduce pollution
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Maha high on e-waste, ranks low on recycling
Pune: A study has found that the state generates the most e-waste in the country, but ranks very low on recycling it. According to the report jointly published last week by the Associated Chambers of
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Kenyan Manufacturers Launch Plastic Bottle Recycling Initiative
Nairobi — Manufacturers in Kenya have teamed up to form an organization that will coordinate initiatives to collect, sort and recycle PET bottles and containers, in a move that is a significant boost to
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Tripura mulls roads with recycled plastic
Agartala: Roads will soon be built with recycled plastic waste in the Tripura capital. A statement issued by the chief minister's office on Thursday said chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has asked Agartala
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Environment ministry leads drive against disposable water bottles
The Minister for Environment has announced that the institution will no longer use disposable plastics such as water bottles, cups and straws. In a post on Twitter, the Minister for Environment, Dr
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NGT refuses a stay on Basai waste plant
GURUGRAM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to stay the construction of a waste recycling plant in Basai wetland, in response to an application alleging that MCG doesn’t have requisite approvals
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Garbage disposal: IIP campus shows the way
DEHRADUN: As the city grapples with stinking heaps of garbage, residents in the campus of Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) have set an example by disposing household garbage on their own. In a workshop
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Manipur father, son recycle plastic waste to keep environment safe
Sadokpam Itombi Singh and his father Sadokpam Gunakanta have established a successful operation of recycling programme in Manipur's Imphal. Imphal: Recycling has practically become a household term
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Waste dumping at wetland: NGT seeks reply from state
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana Government to respond to a plea against the alleged dumping of waste at a construction and demolition waste-recycling plant that is being built
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E-waste management in India: A mini-review
Environmental deterioration and health risk due to improper e-waste management has become a serious issue in India. The major portion of e-waste reaches an unorganized e-waste recycling sector and is then