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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Doctor warns about lead poisoning risk from recycling older electronic equipment
The disposal and recycling of electronic devices has increased exposure to lead and other toxicants and created "an emerging health concern," according to a pediatrician who directs the Environmental Health
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Power plants seek aid to recycle cinders, ash
Thermal power plants are under much pressure as they seek to resolve environmental issues that are plaguing them. The Ministry of Industry and Trade last Thursday held a meeting on the issue to find solutions
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Multi-billion dollar recycling project targets industrial waste around Beijing
BEIJING - Six provincial regions have jointly launched a resource recycling project to handle industrial waste in areas surrounding the Chinese capital. By 2017, 400 million tons of industrial solid waste
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Centre, states asked to deal with increasing e-waste
Noting that generation of e-waste is increasing at a "staggering" pace and there is a "yawning gap" between its generation and capacity to deal with it, a parliamentary panel today urged the Centre and
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Panjab University to submit report on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
In a letter dated July 17, 2015, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities across India to furnish information on the status of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan on their campuses. Panjab
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Greens criticise 'half measure' on plastic bags
A new scheme to recycle soft plastic bags is positive but doesn't do enough to prevent plastic pollution, the Greens say. The Government-funded initiative would see drop-off points established at shops
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No Gurgaon hospital has permit to discard biomedical waste
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said on Wednesday none of the 85 hospitals in the city have applied for authorization for disposing of biomedical waste (BMW). This includes the government-run
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A second life for scraps: Making biogas from food waste
In 2010 an estimated 31% of the food in U.S. stores and homes went uneaten, and Americans shipped approximately 34 million tons of food waste to landfills. When food decomposes under anaerobic conditions—for
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City planning to recycle more green waste
SHANGHAI’S bid to become an environmentally friendly city includes plans to step up the processing and recycling of green waste like fallen leaves, mown grass and dead tree branches. Attaining recycling
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Corporation may revamp solid waste management system
The Coimbatore Corporation could go in for an overhaul of the solid waste management system. According to sources, the overhaul would be the result of its simmering feud with the Coimbatore Integrated