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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99 per cent of Sweden's waste is now reused
Around 99 per cent of Sweden's garbage is now recycled and the country is so efficient at managing waste they are importing it from other European countries. The Scandinavian country has 32 waste-to-energy
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PMC to identify quarries to dump construction debris
Move Needed To Check Degradation Of Water Bodies: Activists The Pune Municipal Corporation will reserve quarries for dumping construction debris while identifying for land-filling process. Construction
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Innovative Recycling Program Turns Bottles Into Subway Rides
Forget your reusable bottle at home this morning and find yourself towing an unwanted plastic bottle? If you are in Beijing, you are in luck — you could trade in that empty bottle for a subway ticket.
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Rs 1.5 crore plant at Kopri will turn floral waste into organic manure
The Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) pollution control department in collaboration with a local non-governmental organization - Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth (SBV) has initiated a Rs 1.5 crore project for
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Tetra Pak 'making steady progress' towards recycling target
Tetra Pak needs to double recycling rates in order to hit a target of 40% of used beverage cartons being fully recycled by 2020, according to the packaging giant's latest sustainability report. The
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PET recycling rates rise in Europe, new report finds
PETCORE EUROPE has published new figures that show that Europe recycled the equivalent of around 65 billion (1.64 million tonnes) PET bottles in 2013. This represents a 7% increase on 2012, according to
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Plastic waste as industrial fuel: New plan may hold garbage fix
Corpn, Voluntary Groups To Start Pilot Project In Zone 13 From October. People in the city started an active civic movement to clean the city's beaches and roads in the '90s. With the garbage problem completely
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PET recycling rates rise in Europe, new report finds
PET is the most recycled plastic material in Europe, according a Brussels-based trade association. PETCORE EUROPE has published new figures that show that Europe recycled the equivalent of around 65
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Ggn condo takes 4-bin way to dispose waste
A little discipline at home could translate into a giant step towards proper disposal of garbage, one of the biggest challenges for urban India. A housing society with 300 families in Gurgaon is showing
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Pollution on the rise as norms flouted
A study by an NGO concluded that industrial pollution in the capital has increased due to flouting of norms by industrial units in Delhi. The study by Toxic Link, an environmental NGO, also gave details