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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Tanzania: Recycling Fabrics to Save Environment
Satisfaction written all over his face, Cecil Sagawala moves his hand around a bag he is holding as he explains to me how the bag is made from old pieces of fabric that had been thrown away as waste.
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R1.8b raised on plastic bag levy‚ but half went towards recycling
Only about half the R1.8-billion raised by the plastic supermarket bag levy since it was introduced 14 years ago has been officially allocated to recycling. This despite the fact that the levy was originally
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NGT asks candidates to use eco-friendly material to canvass in bar polls
The National Green Tribunal today directed the candidates contesting the Delhi State Bar Council elections to use only eco-friendly materials for canvassing purposes. A bench headed by Justice Jawad
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With bottle walls and a recycled ship, Kenya’s coast takes on plastic waste
Like many places in the world, Kenya's coast faces challenges with waste plastic, from used shopping bags that block drains to throw-away water bottles that litter streets and wash into the sea. But
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Densely populated cities sustain urban planning better: CSE
Speaking at a programme - 'Green cities mission: a dialogue on urban sustainability' - CSE executive director Roychowdhury said Saturday the web of interconnected lanes in the densely populated cities
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City hotels becoming smart about waste management
The major hotels in Madurai in association with the Madurai City Corporation have launched a green initiative in which they will recycle their waste and use the manure to cultivate vegetables to be used
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Plastic pollution: Businesses underestimate amount of packaging waste they produce by 50%, report finds
Official figures state that 39 per cent of plastic packaging produced is recycled but the true figure could be just 23 to 29 per cent, according to a report Shutterstock UK businesses are drastically
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Egyptian women turn waste into "treasure" by recycling garbage
While passers-by try to avoid the bad smells of tons of piled-up garbage at the far southern end of Manshiyat Naser slum in the capital Cairo, some women are working here to turn the waste into beautiful
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Volunteers gather to discuss precautions to maintain eco balance
LUDHIANA: A state level volunteer gathering meet was organised by the Washington-based “EcoSikh” Club at Gurdwara Sarabha Nagar on Sunday. The purpose behind this meeting was to create a network of environmental
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Downer of a system makes toxicity a real threat
Panaji: The increasing ubiquity of technology, and the toxicity of the waste it generates, may make for a perilious future for Goa. The actual toxic content in many commonly-used products may be very little,