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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Delhi civic bodies to bring ragpickers under formal organised system
New Delhi: In a bid to integrate and offer better working conditions to kabadiwalas and ragpickers in the national capital, civic body officials are working on a scheme to bring them under a formal organised
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Plastic waste tops list of rubbish found on Hong Kong's beaches
Plastic waste poses one of the biggest threats of pollution on Hong Kong's beaches, this year's International Coastal Clean-up programme has found. For the first time since the Green Council began organising
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Resource management firm FCC Environment unveils 'mapping the politics of waste' report
Recycling and resource management firm FCC Environment has launched an assessment of how the UK's political landscape might affect the waste and resource agenda over the next five years. The 'Mapping
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Councils improve recycling rates by adopting reward schemes, new study finds
Local authorities that introduce recycling incentives for households tend to have higher recycling rates than those that offer compulsory recycling systems, according to new research. The research
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Government plans to build ‘green, smart’ Purbachal city by 2019
Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, a Singapore-based company, has shown interest in investing in the project to be implemented under public private partnership (PPP) programme The government has planned
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South Corporation’s ‘zero garbage’ plan starts rolling
A plan to minimise garbage being sent to the city’s landfill sites has been set in motion by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which is inviting expressions of interest for its ‘zero garbage’
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E-waste dismantlers flout pollution, safety norms
Agencies `Clueless' About Units in Seelampur, Other Areas Tonnes of electronic waste being dismantled in Seelampur on a daily basis not only pollute the environment but also create a serious health risk
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Despite Ban, Plastic Bags Litter State
AMONG STATE CAPITALS WHICH HAD BANNED PLASTIC, CITY IS STILL A TOP GENERATOR OF PLASTIC WASTES Jaipur Alone Jaipur Alone Generates Produces 16 MT Plastic 16 Plastic PerPer Waste YearYear Despite the
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Nigeria: Covenant University Plans to Recycle Waste Into Wealth
COVENANT University, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun, has embarked on a wealth initiative to recycle refuse into useful products, Dr David Olukanni, Chairman, Waste to Wealth Initiative of the school has said.
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Firms advised to ameliorate environmental supply chains
Businesses must think differently about their supply chains and the 'costs' attached to going green according to a report by president of the lharrington group LLC Lisa Harrington. Previously the lowest