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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Potential of bulky waste re-use is enormous
More than half the bulky waste taken to household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) could be re-used says the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). According to a report released yesterday
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Plastic bottles escape pollution laws
While bottles of mineral water are increasingly becoming a major cause of pollution, not much is being done about it. A reason for this is that the entire focus of Plastic Waste (Management and Handling)
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Biomedical waste incinerator proposed for city
There is only one such facility, named IMAGE, at Palakkad to handle the biomedical waste generated in hospitals and medical institutions across the State The Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Limited, which runs a Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (CHWTSDF) at Ambalamedu, has submitted a detailed project report to the State government and the State Pollution Control Board seeking approval to set up an incinerator for the treatment and disposal of biomedical waste.
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Standard Chartered picks up stake in wind farm
Standard Chartered Bank, which is targeting improvements in energy and resource efficiency in its buildings, has taken a stake in a wind farm to source green energy for an office in Chennai. It has taken
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West Bengal Pollution Control Board takes initiative for proper disposal of electronic waste
KOLKATA: Concerned over the increasing generation of electronic waste (e-waste) in the city, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has taken up an initiative to conduct workshops amongst all
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Govt to distribute dustbins in Dhaka
The government will distribute bins among the residents of the capital's Gulshan and Baridhara areas tomorrow to manage household wastes to build a clean Dhaka city. The Department of Environment (DoE)
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Solid waste management Rawalpindi, UN agency reach agreement
Rawalpindi administration on Monday entered into yet another agreement aimed at managing the solid waste in the city allowing United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) to collect, dispose
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City to have first garbage recycling plant
Efforts are underway to establish a garbage recycling plant in order to maintain the cleanliness of the City. The first ever-recycling plant would be setup in Gharibabad and Rehmatabad areas, and would
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Drop in local authority landfill waste
A reduction in household waste and an increase in recycling in has led to a decline in waste to landfill England of 11%. Provisional results from Defra, released today comparing figures between the
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Planning application for new Energy from Waste facility in Cornwall
A planning application to build a £20m Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Cornwall has been submitted. GreenEfW Investments Limited aims to provide a 70,000 tonne a year materials recovery facility