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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WWF, Intel start wetland reforestation project
LONG AN – The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Intel Products launched a joint effort to restore habitats in the Láng Sen Wetland Reserve last week, with the goal of planting more than 12,000 native
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Beijing icludes garbage disposal, recycling in urban plan
BEIJING included garbage and sanitary management during the drafting of its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). Beijing Municipal Management Committee said Thursday that the capital city will roll out
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Scam recycling: e-dumping on Asia by US recyclers
Utilizing high-tech methods to track high-tech wastes, the environmental watchdog, Basel Action Network (BAN) as part of their e-Trash Transparency Project, funded by the Body Shop Foundation, planted
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Not just environment, respect for Lord makes many switch to eco-Ganesh
Soman and his society members would go to Juhu Chowpatty to immerse the seven-day Ganpati every year It is not just the desire to protect the environment that is pushing citizens to have an eco-friendly
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Modi government backs new eco machine that turns organic waste into fertiliser using magnets- and without causing any pollution
The Narendra Modi government has shown interest in an eco-friendly mechanism to turn organic waste into ashes, which might be used as agricultural fertilisers under the Swachh Bharat Mission. The mechanism
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Colony to embark on a novel waste management system
VISAKHAPATNAM: In a step forward towards scientific solid waste management, Kirlampudi Colony near Beach Road, which has around 800 households, would soon commence 'Two bins one bag' system. A workshop
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Pope urges Christians to save planet from 'debris, desolation and filth'
Pope Francis called on Thursday for concerted action against environmental degradation and climate change, renewing a fierce attack on consumerism and financial greed which, he said, were threatening the
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Guidelines for environmentally sound management of E-Waste
Target based approach for implementation of EPR has been adopted in the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Phase wise collection target has been fixed for producers for the collection of e-waste, which
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State exempts export tax for environment-friendly products
HÀ NỘI – The State will exempt export tariff for environmental-friendly products while the export tariff on some other products will be reduced by half, according to the Circular 128/2016/TT-BTC. Under
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Japan Will Make Medals Out Of Recycled Smartphones for 2020 Olympics
Japan is already preparing for the 2020 Olympics, and organizers have decided to use e-wastes to create gold, silver and bronze medals. Japan plans to recycle discarded electronics to create Olympic