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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No consensus on plastic recycling units in SEZs
Nayanima Basu / New Delhi October 12, 2010, 1:10 IST The government has failed to reach a consensus on the issue of setting up plastic reprocessing units in special economic zones (SEZs) and is likely to defer its decision once again in the meeting of the Board of Approval (BoA) on October 21.
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Nigeria embracing safer e-waste recycling
Louise Tickle People in developing countries who make a living scavenging the dumps of electronic equipment thrown away by the first world face daily hazards most of us never consider as we gaily order our new mobile, laptop or flat-screen television.
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Abu Dhabi shifts plans for clean-energy city
Adam Schreck A $22 billion clean-energy city being built in the desert outside Abu Dhabi will no longer aim to produce all its own power, the developer revealed on October 10 following a wide-ranging review that retools some of the project's ambitions. Plans originally called for Masdar City to become a self-contained
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Japan recycles minerals from used electronics
Hiroko Tabuchi It has become important, especially after a diplomatic spat with China. Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again abuzz with talk of new riches. The treasures are not copper or coal.
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Modified Draft E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010
Whereas, the draft rules, namely the e-waste ( (Management and Handling) Rules 2010 was published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide number S.O.1125 (E), dated 14th May, 2010 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary of the same date inviting objection and suggestion from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days f
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Digging money out of e-waste
Siblings Saw A Billion-Dollar Opportunity In Their Idea, And Attero Recycling Was Born Peerzada Abrar ATTERO Recycling can be easily called a firm sprouted from just an idea
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Report of the Expert Committee to examine the comments and suggestions including economic instruments in the draft Plastics (Manufacture, Usage and Waste Management) Rules, 2009
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) notified the draft "Plastics (Manufacture, Usage and Waste Management) Rules, 2009" to replace the Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999 (amended in 2003) to regulate the manufacture and usage of plastic carry bags. The draft rules were widely published for public comments.
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Govt to ease imports of plastic waste to SEZs
Gireesh Chandra Prasad New Delhi: Amid strong protests from within, the government is planning to liberalise the import of plastic waste for recycling in special economic zones (SEZs), despite the fact that most of the recycled waste are now sold to Indian buyers instead of re-exporting them as per rules. The commerce ministry
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Only recycled stationery during Games
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government will ensure that only recycled paper and stationery are used during the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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Green demand soars on high street
Popularity Grows Despite Eco-friendly Clothes Costing 30% Higher Than Normal Ones Durba Ghosh NEW DELHI Being eco-friendly has acquired a business sense in retail.