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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E-waste: NGT seeks info on generation, recycling and disposal
NEW DELHI: Heeding to a plea that the implementation of e-waste Rules as envisaged under the law was not being done properly, the National Green Tribunal has directed state pollution control boards to
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Waste not, want not
Waste problem is a problem of finding solutions - approaches and technologies - that can match our pockets and our regulatory and governance abilities India has a huge waste problem - from untreated
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Now, students to carry an e-waste bag too
Soon, thousands of schoolchildren in the State will walk onto their campus carrying a bag filled with discarded plastic bottles and ditched electronic devices. In a unique initiative to weed out the
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Assessment and quantification of plastics waste generation in major cities
To assess and quantify the plastics waste generation and to reutilize the energy content of the polymer in an ecological and acceptable way, a Study was carried out on “Assessment and Quantification of
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Shimla MC zeroes in on Bariyal for solid waste treatment project
Pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the messy solid waste management in the capital, the fund-starved Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has zeroed in on the Rs 42 crore “waste to green
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UGC gets time to reply on wastage of paper during DUSU polls
The University Grants Commission (UGC) was on Wednesday granted two weeks by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to respond to a plea on indiscriminate use of paper during Delhi University Students’ Union
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Thiruvananthapuram corporation ropes in private firms for plastic, e-waste management
THIRUVANANTHAURAM: The health wing of city corporation, in a clear move to distance itself from Clean Kerala Company, has engaged two private parties for collection of e-waste and plastic waste from the
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South Africa: Minister Edna Molewa Announces Imminent New Waste Management Plan
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa announced that South Africa will soon have a Paper and Packaging Industry Plan, which will bring a significant change in the current waste management
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Valuing waste, transforming cities
A waste crisis is emerging in the Asia and Pacific region, fuelled by rising quantities of waste, on the one hand, and poor regulation and management, on the other. This crisis threatens to overwhelm the
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Ahead of Paris meet, Berlin's billions put India firmly on low-carbon track
Recognizing "renewable energy" and "efficient use of energy" as the most effective routes to mitigate climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions, India and Germany on Monday decided to move on this path