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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Recycling waste and earning money
TAMBARAM: The Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply has put in place a novel initiative to recycle plastic waste and in the process earn a little money. Under the project, plastic waste such as cups, sheets, use-and-throw polythene bags among many others generated from 10 municipalities in the Kancheepuram district are collected, stored and then sold in an auction. Official
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Environment ministry mulls green public procurement
New Delhi Come November and the government will start buying eco-friendly products for its consumption
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BMC mulls over green tax on plastic bags
To reduce the plastic menace, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to impose a
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The economics of the informal sector in solid waste management
<p>This document presents the results of the study entitled “Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management”.
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SAIL, RINL emit more CO2 than rivals
State-owned SAIL and RINL have emitted more carbon dioxide while producing steel than their global peers and domestic rival Tata Steel, a report by CAG has said. "On an average, 1.9 tonne of CO2 is emitted for every tonne of steel produced globally.
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E-waste multiplies, recycle option absent
Calcutta is generating much more electronic waste than a few years back and very little of it is being recycled, increasing the risk of an environment disaster. A recent study by the state pollution control board along with the central pollution control board, the Indian Chamber of Commerce and German organisation GiZ has found that nearly 26,000 tonnes of e-waste is generated in the Calcutta M
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Recovering resources, creating opportunities: integrating the informal sector into solid waste management
<p>This report summarizes the results of the GIZ sector project "Recycling Partnerships". It describes the activities of the informal waste sector in different countries and presents approaches and successful experiences to integrate informal workers in solid waste management systems. <br /> </p>
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Waste to wealth -Cross sector waste recycling opportunity and challenges
Increase in the global greenhouse gases emission drastically increases the hot weather. Due to mismanagement of waste and natural resources, we have already experienced several warning from global warming
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Tamil Nadu's ewaste policy in recycle bin?
In summer last year, Tamil Nadu created history by becoming the country's first state to formulate a policy for safe disposal of ewaste. Nine months later, there has been no movement, as its implementation hit a roadblock.
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Gutka in plastic sachets banned on SC push
In December, Court Had Banned Use Of Plastic In Sachets; Consumers Now Have To Pay More. THE cost of a single-use packet of gutka, pan masala and tobacco can be expected to increase appreciably from the . 1 that it now costs, as the industry will no longer be able to use plastic for its packaging.