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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China unveils plan to control hazardous waste
China's first official plan for hazardous-waste control was released on Thursday. Four ministries, including the Environmental Protection Ministry, published the plan, which aims to determine the exact
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Private units lead fight against plastic waste in Kozhikode
District administration yet to start recycling units under MAP Not a single plastic recycling unit has till date started functioning under any of the local bodies in the district though the district administration had promised to set up a few of them in different parts of the district as part of its much hyped MAP (Mass Action for Plastic-waste-fee Kozhikode) project two years ago. However, a few private entrepreneurs have taken up the responsibility of freeing the district from the bane of plastic waste even before the city Corporation set up its much awaited recycling unit at West Hill.
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PCB organises public hearing for hazardous waste treatment project
JAMMU: J&K State Pollution Control Board (JKSPCB) today organised a public hearing at Phase II, IGC Samba near the project site in village Madhera in connection with setting up of an integrated common hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal and recycling facility. Regional Director, SPCB, Shoket Choudhary while speaking, highlighted the utility of the project and stressed upon the urgent need for treatment, storage, disposal and recycling of industrial hazardous waste, bio-medical and e-waste on scientific lines in accordance with Hazardous Waste Rules, 2008 under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
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Govt notifies ban on plastic bags
Despite the heavy pressure from the “plastic lobby”, the Delhi government has notified the blanket ban on plastic bags. A senior Delhi government official on Thursday confirmed that the notification regarding blanket ban had been issued on October 23. “The ban had been notified on October 23 and the process of implementation of the decision is on. Very soon Delhi will become the first plastic bags free state,” the official said.
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Rain compounds garbage misery
Impasse in Mandur; 5,000 tonnes of waste left uncleared in City At least 5,000 tonnes of garbage were lying uncleared in the City on Friday due to the unrest at the Mandur garbage dumping yard. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been selling about 35 per cent of the segregated waste out of the 3,500 tonnes generated everyday, to farmers in and around Bangalore. Another five per cent is sent for recycling and the rest has been left uncleared in the last three days.
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Puma launches biodegradable shoes to aid nature, lift sales
German sportswear company Puma announced a range of biodegradable shoes and clothes on Monday, seeking to lead in protecting nature as it tries to catch up with rivals Nike and Adidas in sales. The
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Partial success of garbage segregation spurs Palike on Bangalore
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara on Tuesday claimed that its garbage segregation strategy has met with ‘partial success’ and that there was a huge demand for wet waste. As reports of segregation failing
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The world's worst pollution problems 2012: assessing health risks at hazardous waste sites
The 2012 World’s Worst Pollution Problems report sets out to quantify the human health impacts from major sources of hazardous pollution in low to middle-income countries. In particular the focus is on
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Plastic waste granules remain unutilised
44 tonnes of granules have piled up at shredding units Huge quantities of plastic granules remain unutilised in the city as the civic authorities could not get the approval of the Public Works Department for using them for road works. Conversion of plastic refuse into granules was introduced in the city as a method for managing plastic waste. The Kochi Corporation had earlier contracted Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) Kochi chapter for the collection of plastic refuse from the city flats where the agency had initiated a clean city campaign. The plastic thus collected were shredded to granules and stored at the shredding units in the city.
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Partial lifting of tourism ban in core tiger reserve areas sought
The Union government on Wednesday pleaded in the Supreme Court for a partial lifting of the ban on tourist activities in core areas of tiger reserve forests. It sought permission to have 20 per cent of the area under tourism. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Environment and Forests said this in its fresh Comprehensive Guidelines on Strategy, Tiger Conservation and Tourism in and around Tiger Reserves.