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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Eye in the sky' spies on illegal waste dumpers
A satellite sensor launched from a space centre in French Guyana is being used by the NSW Environment Protection Authority to track illegal dumping of ACT construction waste across the border. The Spot
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Hazardous mountains
Dealing with e-waste must remain the primary responsibility of manufacturers of electronic goods. (Editorial)
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Control electronic waste in India
Legislation that came into effect in India this month aims to deal with the environmental effects of electronic waste in the country. According to a government report, this waste stream has increased by
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Plastic Waste-free Maradu’ drive kick-starts
MARADU: The Municipality here launched the second phase called ‘Plastic Waste-free Maradu’ under its ‘Clean City’ drive on Tuesday. The attempts are to free the municipality area from the plastic waste. As part of the initiative, the Municipality workers will collect the plastic wastes from the houses as well as the public places. According to Maradu Municipal Chairman T K Devarajan, the second phase of the Clean City drive is being implemented through Kudumbasree units.
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NIIST develops compact digester for biomass wastes
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has developed a compact digester for treating biomass wastes at origin. NIITST is a constituent laboratory under the Council
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Tetra paks punched to make school benches for poor
From now on, think twice before throwing away your juice pack. If you recycle it instead, it could help in a child’s education. Several city schools and retail shops are joining a unique initiative where
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Dumping e-waste is illegal now
Starting Tuesday, it will be illegal to dump an old TV, mobile or laptop into the garbage bin or sell any of these to the local scrap dealer. Under the Electronic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules,
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e-waste handling rules need monitoring mechanism
e-waste handling rules, which came into effect from Tuesday, will not make much difference at the ground-level, as there is no monitoring mechanism or guideline in place, says Toxics Link. The environmental
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World Bank member considering US$ 9 million loan for waste-to-energy project in Sri Lanka
The International Finance corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is considering providing a financing package of up to US$ 9 million for a project to convert solid waste to energy in Sri
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Implementation of E-Waste Rules 2011
E-waste has been defined as “waste electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part or rejects from their manufacturing and repair process, which are intended to be discarded”. Whereas Electrical