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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Even your `clean' plastic may be laced with toxic elements
Without even realising, you could be exposing yourself to plastic laden with harmful flame retardants. A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has discovered that around 300 tonnes of plastic
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What's the plan for toxic remains: Experts
Environment experts in the capital feel that the NGT order banning diesel vehicles 15 years or older will cause more harm than good as the current number of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) units are not adequate
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NAMA on circular economy solid waste management approach for urban areas in Kenya
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya and UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme have issued the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) on Circular Economy Solid
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on E-Waste, 19/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on E-Waste, 19/07/2016. The country’s economic growth with rise in per capita income and technological innovations coupled with high obsolescence rate of electronic and electrical
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Solid waste management lessons for teachers
Panaji: After conducting programmes on solid waste management for school teachers and distributing four bins to each school, the Goa State Pollution Control Board's monitoring-cum-working committee for
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Another feather in Mysuru’s cap
Rated among top three cities that have set an example in solid waste management The country’s cleanest city, Mysuru, has once again hogged national attention by setting an example in management of municipal
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Trekkers collect 2,127kg of waste at Roopkund in Himalayas
Group has been collecting waste from the trail for the past three years now A group of 25 trekkers collected a whopping 2,127 kilogram of waste during their trek to Roopkund this year. The waste collected
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Delhi fails to make best of waste
Delhi is surely not a model city as far as municipal solid waste is concerned. And a survey carried out by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) amply corroborates this. While the survey found that
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Plastic roads: India’s radical plan to bury its garbage beneath the streets
Jambulingam Street, Chennai, is a local legend. The tar road in the bustling Nungambakkam area has weathered a major flood, several monsoons, recurring heat waves and a steady stream of cars, trucks and
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Brexit could 'weaken' business standards for recycling and air quality
The UK's impending decision to leave the European Union (EU) could lead to a "weakening of domestic standards" that fails to incentivise businesses to improve recycling rates and tackle air quality issues,