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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Unwanted Electronic Gear Rising in Toxic Piles
Last year, two inspectors from California’s hazardous waste agency were visiting an electronics recycling company near Fresno for a routine review of paperwork when they came across a warehouse the size
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Ban on plastic carry bags imposed in Dibrugarh
DIBRUGARH: The Dibrugarh district administration have imposed a ban on the use of plastic carry bags. In his order under Section 144 CrPC, ADC PK Rajkhowa prohibited the use of carry bags and containers made of recycled plastic to store, carry, dispense or package food stuff while the same made for the use in other purposes must use pigments and colours as per the specifications of Bureau of Indian Standards. The prohibition also includes manufacturing, stocking, distributing or selling of carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic of less than 40 microns in thickness and of pouches made of non–recyclable laminated or metallic plastics. Carry bags and containers made of virgin plastic must be in natural shade, the order stated.
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First carbon credits for Okhla plant
New Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s composting plant in Okhla has become the first to get carbon credits from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the country. The civic
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Taiwan turns plastic junk into blankets, dolls
Some 40 people stand ankle-deep in used plastic bottles in the yard of a recycling station in Taipei, stamping them flat in the first step of a process that will transform the junk into usable goods.
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Action plan with indicative guidelines for plastics waste management (PWM)
This action plan with indicative guidelines for plastics waste management (PWM) prepared by Central Pollution Control Board. A time-bound action points as per the provisions of Rule 6 of Plastic Waste
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Action plan with indicative guidelines for plastics waste management (PWM)
This action plan with indicative guidelines for plastics waste management (PWM) prepared by Central Pollution Control Board. A time-bound action points as per the provisions of Rule 6 of Plastic Waste
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Mural on waste management unveiled
The Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC) at Freedom Park wore a vibrant look on Tuesday. A mural created by Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology (SSADT) during the recently concluded week-long expo on garbage management, ‘Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru’ event was unveiled by environmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy, waste management expert N S Ramakanth and other dignitaries.
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The Electronic Waste (Handling and Disposal) Bill, 2013
A Bill to provide for proper handling and disposal of electronic waste being generated by discarded electronic devices by prescribing norms and fixing responsibilities and duties on manufacturers, recyclers
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Teaching kabaris how to handle hazardous waste
Attero Recycling, India’s sole integrated recycling company for e-waste, has hit upon a novel method of teaching the local kabariwallahs how to handle hazardous waste. Attero Recycling, founded by brothers Rohan and Nitin Gupta, has developed its own proprietary technology to extract precious metals, including copper, lead and gold, and also recycling hazardous materials emanating from electrical appliances.
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Barapullah road extension set to be eco-friendly
NEW DELHI: The extension of the elevated Barapullah road will pioneer several environmentally sustainable engineering concepts. The PWD has finalized an elaborate plan modeling it on the lines of an environmentally sustainable project. The plan comes from project manager Shishir Bansal who, sources said, is a research scholar on the subject at the Delhi Technological University. One of the most important measures includes proper utilization of concrete waste during the construction work. Instead of dumping concrete waste, around 3,000 metric tones of it will be recycled to be used in city projects like pavement tiles etc. "The one metre of concrete on top of the pile foundation is considered poor concrete and is chopped off.