Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 07/04/2025. The affidavit of compliance was filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation regarding implementation of the suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). The SC granted time to the …
Fortunes could be saved from going down the drain by extracting gold and precious metals from human excrement, scientists suggest. Sewage sludge contains traces of gold, silver and platinum at levels that would be seen as commercially viable by traditional prospectors. “The gold we found was at the level of …
In a bid to address the growing concerns over solid waste management in the city, the district administration has identified two sites, which would serve as landfills. The combined area of the two sites is 130 acres, said Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, here on Monday. Speaking at an interaction with …
The millennium city generates about 600 tonnes of municipal solid waste every day, which is handled in the most conventional manner. The problem is compounded with no single authority responsible for waste management of the city’s urban area. No integrated solid waste management plan is in place and the burning …
The National Green Tribunal bench in Pune has set aside the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) approval to a proposed municipal solid waste (MSW) facility that posed a potential contamination threat to the Vaitarana lake, a prime source of drinking water to Mumbai. The facility was proposed at village Kojuli, …
KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started dumping waste at Teku Waste Transfer Station after locals of Okharpauwa, Nuwakot obstructed KMC trucks from transporting garbage to Sisdole Landfill Site for disposal. KMC vehicles did not transport capital’s garbage to the landfill site today. Agitating locals on Monday and yesterday had …
KATHMANDU: The locals of Okharpauwa have yet again barred the Kathmandu Metropolitan City from dumping garbage in Sisdole Landfill Site in Nuwakot. The local residents in association with a local committee of the CPN-UML returned as many as 156 KMC vehicles that were carrying waste and obstructed them from transporting …
The city’s existing waste disposal site in Sector 38 poses a threat to surface and groundwater aquifers due to generation and percolation of leachate in the subsoil, according to a recent study. “The disposal site is over 30-year-old and has no provision of leachate and gas collecting systems. Hence, it …
Having received stick from the National Green Tribunal a few days ago over lack of proper facilities to treat and dispose of solid waste in municipal areas in Telangana, the state government proposes to equip urban local bodies with an efficient and sustainable waste management system for safe collection, treatment …
The western zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Pune is going to hear the Top quarry case on Monday. The case was filed by residents of Top village, 11km away from the city, who were opposing the dumping of garbage in the quarry located near the village …
Business Minister Matthew Hancock has unveiled details of a £50m investment from the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) into a new fund targeting small-scale recycling and waste management projects across the country. The new fund, Recycling and Waste LP (RAW), will be matched by at least another £50m from private …
Debris generated from construction sites in Dharamsala is being dumped in the hills turning the eco-sensitive zone into a landfill site. Bags filled with debris are carried in trucks on the 2-km stretch between McLeodganj and Bahsunag and are dumped in the hills. Those discarding muck and debris in the …
In a message to residents who don't take composting seriously, the city of Seattle is placing red tags on the bins of anyone who fails to comply with a new law barring food scraps from being tossed in the garbage, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The highly visible warnings are …
Food and drink manufacturers have achieved their target for reducing their carbon dioxide emissions by 35%, way ahead of the 2020 deadline set by the Food and Drink Federation's Five-fold Environmental Ambition. So says the FDF Five-fold Environmental Ambition progress report 2014 which was published today and outlines major improvements …
For more than 50 years, global production of plastic has continued to rise. Some 299 million tons of plastics were produced in 2013, representing a 4 percent increase over 2012. Recovery and recycling, however, remain insufficient, and millions of tons of plastics end up in landfills and oceans each year, …
Household products firm Reckitt Benckiser leads the 11 UK companies that have been named amongst the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world today (22 January). The 11th annual Global 100 Index was announced by media and investment company Corporate Knights in Davos at the World Economic Forum, ranking the …
More than 200,000 jobs could be created as the economy shifts to reusing materials traditionally discarded by businesses and households, according to a study by a leading green charity. Green Alliance said the jobs would be created by a new breed of companies that embrace recycling and servicing goods to …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Irfan Ahmad & Others Vs Urban Development & Urban Local Bodies, J & K State & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding closure of the landfill site located near Achan wetland, Srinagar.
99 Cents Only Stores has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle accusations that its operations improperly stored, handled and disposed of hazardous and pharmaceutical waste. An investigation found that the retailer's 251 stores and distribution centers in California were allegedly tossing hazardous materials into company trash bins …
In accordance with the Provision (8) of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is required to prepare a Consolidated Annual Review Report (CARR) on implementation of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 in the country and forward it …
This mainly resulted from an increase of 7.8 per cent in inert mineral waste treatment, which was partly offset by a decrease of 3.4 per cent in non-mineral waste treatment. In 2013, the total amount of solid waste treated in Malta amounted to 2,057 thousand tonnes, up by 5.5 per …
