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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Reuse of single-use devices: Looking back, looking forward
The reuse of medical devices marked as 'single use' by manufacturers has been going on for several decades. The process has been rationalized and legislated in the West as well as in Japan. However, the
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New rules risk falling flat without specific guidelines, say experts
While they are a step in the right direction, the new e-waste regulations contain no specific guidelines on many crucial issues and risk falling flat, say experts. “We fear that companies might set up
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Draft guidelines on implementation of E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011
CPCB has notified these rules with the primary objective to channelize electronic waste generated in the country for environmentally sound recycling which is largely controlled by the un-organized sector who are adopting crude practices that results into higher pollution and less recovery.
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Entrepreneurs Find Cash In trash
Some entrepreneurs across the country are building businesses based on the belief that garbage -- once destined to rot in a landfill -- can be repurposed into profitable products. Americans produced
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Bhutan Waste Prevention and Management Regulation 2012
This regulation shall be called “The Waste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012”. This Regulation shall: establish procedures to implement the purpose of the Waste Prevention and Management Act,
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Gurgaon may soon have no water, overflowing sewage: CSE
Gurgaon, India’s aspiring lower Manhattan, may soon end up with no water, but overflowing sewage. In 2006, the water level in Gurgaon had fallen to 51 metre below ground level. And if the water table
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TN gears up to face e-waste regulations
With the rules for proper disposal and recycling of electronic waste to come into force from May 1, the Tamil Nadu Government has in place the systems and processes, according to the Environment Minister,
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Green Groups Sue EPA Over Coal Ash Rules
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday to force the Obama administration to finalize new rules regulating the containment and disposal of coal ash, a power plant byproduct activists
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Protest over waste-to-energy plants
“BJP must add environment growth in manifesto for MCD polls” Environment groups and waste-recycling workers have demanded that the Bharaitya Janata Party change its stands on operating waste-to-energy plants in the Capital and include measures that promote sustainable environmental growth in its manifesto for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls.
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Maradu to tackle plastic first
Tackling the unfriendly plastics first, Maradu Municipality has tied up with Shakti Paper Mills that will take away plastic waste collected from each household. Starting from May, the Kudumbasree workers in various groups will be collecting only plastic waste from households. The number of times the plastic waste will be collected from each household will be decided according to the generation of waste.