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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Council emissions savings down 3% as recycling rate stalls
The amount of CO2 being saved by local councils in England and Wales through recycling fell by 3%, between 2011/12 and 2012/13, according to a new recycling report released last week. Eunomia's latest
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Illegal e-waste recycling booms in Moradabad
MORADABAD: The Peetal Nagri (brass city) has become a hotbed for unauthorized e-waste recycling. Global recession and the decreasing demand for brass products in the West forced the manufacturers and the
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PepsiCo targets recycling at petrol pumps to fuel packaging recovery rates
PepsiCo is to expand the number of recycling bins at petrol stations and convenience stores across the US, as part of a five-year plan to drive up packaging recovery rates. The drinks brand has teamed
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Scrap dealers blamed for poor e-waste
While complaints are rife about electronic companies flouting e-waste disposal norms, companies in turn blame scrap dealers as the biggest stumbling block for the success of the initiative. Private
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Safe management of wastes from health-care activities
This handbook provides comprehensive guidance on safe, efficient, and environmentally sound methods for the handling and disposal of health-care wastes in normal situations and emergencies. Future issues
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e-waste recycling turns water, soil toxic
Extremely high levels of heavy metals found in samples from Loni and Mandoli Lab testing of soil and water samples from the Loni and Mandoli areas of Delhi reveals high contamination of both with heavy
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Team unveils zero-waste home - well, almost
Building an average new house generates about nine tonnes of waste. Across Australia one authority estimates 250,000 cubic metres of building waste are sent to landfill each year while another expresses
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Bentley achieves industry first with triple Carbon Trust certification
Bentley has become the first automotive company to receive the triple Carbon Trust Standard for carbon, water and waste reduction. The automotive firm announced today (July 28) that it had separately
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Impact of e-waste recycling on water and soil
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/images/20050331/42.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 214px; margin: 7px; float: left;" />This report released by Toxics Link reveals that
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Green Circle Project to reduce paper waste
Green Circle Project was introduced on Tuesday with a view to encourage paper waste reduction in corporate organisations by promoting its reuse and recycle. The project initiated by Women Environment