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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India may block consensus on hazardous waste
India may be willing to block any consensus among the international community to ratify a ban on import and export of hazardous waste as sought by the Basel Convention on the control of cross-country movements
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Turning newspaper mill waste into lightweight bricks
When two Nagpur-based researchers made a casual visit to a paper recycle mill in 2009, never did they imagine that the visit will turn into a unique innovation and a full-fledged project. The researchers
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Project launched in Dhaka to create waste awareness
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Tetra Pak South Asia Markets launched a project in Dhaka yesterday in an effort to create awareness among students about waste management and recycling.
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Waste disposal privatisation raises a stink in Chandigarh
Chandigarh's reputation is taking a smelly beating. A lot of stink is being raised – environmentally and politically – over the city's experiment with a solid waste processing plant set up by a leading
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Get paid for your polythene, plastic waste
To prevent pollution caused due to excessive use of polythene and plastic, people have been asked to hand over their plastic and polythene to waste collectors and recyclers and they can obtain cash for
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Informal sector e-waste recycling practices in Bangladesh
This study aims at examining the current practice of recycling e-waste in the informal sectors of Bangladesh and identifying the problems towards development of a system of hazard-free e-waste recycling
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Himachal shows the way, Haryana catches up on ‘plastic’ road
in conservation of environment as well as leads to sturdier roads, is catching up in the northern region after a successful initiative by the Himachal Pradesh government. Waste plastic material, including
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Recycling policy faces legal challenge
Government policy which allows local council discretion over recycling methods for household waste is facing a legal challenge by an industry-backed campaign group. Local authorities are split between
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Ganeshotsav 2011: Greens, PMC stop 1,21,000kg of nirmalya from rivers
A whopping 26,000 kg of nirmalya (floral offerings) was diverted from the rivers of Pune by green activists — led by the SWaCH (solid waste collection and handling) cooperative and social enterprise eCoexist
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DNA goes green, to distribute 5,000 paper bags
Taking the eco-drive a step further, DNA will soon be distributing 5,000 paper bags to its readers to create awareness and promote eco-initiatives in people’s daily lives. DNA is taking this initiative