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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For first time, guidelines set for processing non-recyclable plastic
The committee found that not a single system exists at present wherein municipal bodies collect, segregate and transport all kind of plastic waste including thermoset plastic. On the directions of the
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India fifth largest producer of e-waste in world: study
India, which has emerged as world's second largest mobile market, is also the fifth largest producer of e-waste , discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste each year, a study says.
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Delhi High Court: Learn from other countries, doesn’t mean you send study groups
The court cited examples of waste management techniques used in cities such as Paris and Stockholm. The Delhi High court Thursday asked civic bodies in the city to “examine and adopt procedures” used
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Green buildings save energy, water, improve health'
Mysuru: The green building movement is likely to get a boost, and also get a catalyst in young minds, with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on Sunday launching 12 new student chapters in various
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Green bin charge damaging for environment, says PBP
People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central Bríd Smith says a plan to charge people for recycling is a retrograde step and damaging for the environment. The People Before Profit party has launched
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Co-composting of solid waste and fecal sludge for nutrient and organic matter recovery
Biological treatment, composting, in particular, is a relatively simple, durable and inexpensive alternative for stabilizing and reducing biodegradable waste. Co-composting of different waste sources allows
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Lack of data hits waste managementt: Experts at green conclave
Here’s a mix of numbers from our waste bins: India generates 75 million tonnes of trash a year, approximately 50 per cent of which can be composted while 20 per cent can be recycled. Yet, most of it is
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Grey clouds loom over formal e-waste recyclers
Illegal factories process 95% of all e-waste and are flouting safety norms; they are also taking business away from licensed recyclers ohammed Sabir spent his childhood learning to dismantle broken circuit
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Toxic Waste Products Creating Problems for Recyclers Across the U.S.
Recycling has always been found helpful against global warming. However, with the commodities being priced lower than before, electronic recyclers around the world is experiencing some tough times. One
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E-waste now to be removed by companies
AHMEDABAD: Despite speaking big about e-waste disposal for the past three years, little has been done on that front by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. It was in 2013 that the AMC had proposed an ambitious