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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E-waste imports ban dumped from Rules
With India becoming a dumping ground of e-waste from the West which is seriously impacting environment and human health, the draft notification of E-waste Management & Handling Rules, released in May 2010,
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HIV-infected, recycled syringes sting Kolkata
Kolkata: It is wobbly with a crooked needle and a depressed piston. The tip looks blunt, the cap is loose and the tube has a pale exterior. ‘For single use only’, says the instruction printed on the syringe
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Collection of municipal solid waste: key issues for decision-makers in Developing Countries
The collection of municipal solid waste is a public service that has important impacts on public health and the appearance of towns and cities. Unfortunately many urban administrations seem to be losing
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Where has your e-waste landed?
<p> Every 20 minutes, two laptops from India relay their location to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The location is determined using Google’s geolocation application
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First plastic recycling unit in Kozhikode soon
<p> Contract awarded to city-based firm</p> <p> The district panchayat has awarded the city-based Ram Biologicals the contract for the first plastic recycling unit to be installed in the district
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Pepsi Canada To Sell 7UP In Recycled Plastic Bottle
PepsiCo Inc will soon sell its 7UP soft drink in Canada in bottles made from 100 percent recycled plastic, a move that paves the way for a wider roll-out to other drinks and other regions. PepsiCo Beverages Canada said on Wednesday it will introduce the 7UP EcoGreen bottle in early August.
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Move to upgrade recycling machine
Shillong, July 3: The stench emanating from the dumping ground at Mawlai Mawiong, about 5km from here, would soon be condensed by upgrading the present recycling machine. Before entering the Scotland of the East, tourists often find themselves
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State of the Paper Industry 2011
<p> The Environmental Paper Network (EPN) publishes the State of the Industry Report as a resource for policy-makers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the paper industry, large volume paper purchasers
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Coke, Bottler tie up with rag pickers for recycling project
Beverage maker Coca-Cola India along with one of its bottlers, Moon Beverages, on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a recycling outfit, Harit Recyclers Association, for rolling out a project for recycling PET (or plastic) bottle waste.
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Govt may revive waste recycling plant
LUCKNOW: The waste recycling plant at Hardoi Road might be revived. The plant was set up in 2003 but has been lying dysfunctional since then. But now it might be revived after pumping in more capital through private investment, though the UP government is yet to give a go-ahead to the revival plan.