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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Solid waste being burnt unscientifically in Dharamsala
Solid waste collected by the Dharamsala Municipal Council is being disposed of in an unscientific manner despite the fact that the civic body is spending lakhs of rupees for the purpose. The solid waste
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After SC order, depts pass the buck over plastic mess
Jaipur: After the Supreme Court observation that the country “is sitting on a plastic waste bomb” and issued notices to Jaipur municipal commissioner and Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB)
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Pressure mounts for plastics landfill ban as NI joins bag tax brigade
Northern Ireland has become the latest region within the British Isles to introduce a levy on disposable carrier bags as the European Commission draws up plans to clamp down on their use. The tax,
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Northern Ireland launches 5p plastic bag charge
Customers in Northern Ireland will be charged for each single use carrier bag they take home Retailers in Northern Ireland will today start charging at least 5p for each carrier bag handed out to customers,
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Plastic waste time bomb ticking for India, says SC
We are sitting on a plastic time bomb,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that India generates 56 lakh tonnes of plastic waste annually,
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Uncollected plastic waste a time bomb: SC
The Supreme Court Wednesday described the "frightening" quantity of undisposed and ubiquitously strewn plastic waste as a "time bomb," while expressing deep concerns if municipal authorities across the
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SC raps civic bodies on plastic waste disposal
60 cities found to generate staggering 3,501 tonnes a day The Supreme Court today directed all major municipal corporations across the country to file status reports on their management of hazardous
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5 e-waste centres in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has authorized five collection centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to collect electronic wastes and send it to registered recyclers for recovery
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UK increases municipal waste recycling by 27% in almost a decade
The UK increased the share of municipal waste recycling from 12% to 39% between 2001 and 2010, according to a new report. Published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the report looks at the
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UK increased recycling rates fastest in Europe over past decade
Many nations will fail to meet target of recycling 50% of waste by 2020, warns the European Environment Agency Recycling rates in the UK rose faster in the first decade of the millennium than any other