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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Residents seek closure of plastic recycling unit
A section of residents of Chromepet has appealed to the State government to shut down or shift a unit that recycles plastic containers carrying hazardous waste. The group that gathered under the banner of the ‘Struggle Committee of Chamber’s Colony’ claimed the plant was a health hazard to the few hundred families in the colony. The residents, in an appeal to Municipal Chairman K.M.R. Nissar Ahmed, noted that the unit had begun functioning a few years ago as a godown to store empty and used cans of hazardous chemicals.
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Mangalore City Corporation, plastic manufactures smoke the 'Rules' peace pipe
The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) and Canara Plastic Manufacturers and Traders Association have come together for an environmental cause. Fostering this uneasy truce - given that they have legally engaged
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Draft policy on units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) carrying on recycling of plastic scrap or waste
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce has formulated a ‘Draft Policy on Units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) carrying on recycling of plastic scarp or waste’.
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Infrastructure will be in place before banning plastic bags: Alina
PANJIM: The Environment Minister, Alina Saldanha, Thursday said that the government will put its infrastructure in place before moving ahead with its plan of banning use of plastic bags in Goa. “There is already legislation, which prescribes fines and imprisonment for offenders and we will implement this in a phased manner after the infrastructure for segregation and re-cycling is put in place.”
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Self-interest and pro-environmental behaviour
Campaigns to promote pro-environmental behaviour usually emphasize self-interested reasons for engaging with a self-transcendent cause such as protecting the environment. However, psychological evidence
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Characterisation of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) from selected Indian cities—A case study for its sustainable utilisation
Utilisation of Municipal Solid Waste is important to curb the ever rising demand of scarce land for its disposal. Changing life style patterns, particularly in urban areas, has led to increase in generation
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A cadmium lining
Growing mounds of electronic scrap can mean profits or scandals. Poor countries have long been a popular destination for the rich world’s toxic trash. In 1987 an Italian importer sparked international
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Pilot sanitation programme to keep Pashupati area clean
Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre (SWMTSC), in collaboration with the High Level Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilisation (HLCIDBC), will be launching a pilot project
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Plastic, other waste set ablaze at Merces
MERCES: Miscreants set afire plastic and other waste stored in the collection centre near Shantaban-Merces in the wee hours of Sunday. A rickshaw which was used in transporting the collected plastic waste was also gutted in the fire as it was parked inside the collection centre. Fire personnel informed Herald that they received a call from one of the residents of Shantaban Colony at about 2.30 am stating that there was fire at the plastic collection centre.
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Our nutrient world: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution
<p><span id="itro1">This new report by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology draws attention to the multiple benefits & threats of human nutrient use. It highlights how nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers