Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
A US waste start-up has announced plans to launch an app that allows users to call for a rubbish collection, the same way they might schedule an Uber taxi. Atlanta-based Rubicon Global says its forthcoming app will be launched in several US cities by the end of the year and …
Latest figures show that Wales' recycling and composting rate for the past year has reached 56% - a 2% climb from 2013. Over the span of 12 years, Wales has reduced the amount of resources it was sending to landfill by over 1.1 million tonnes, saving over £83m in landfill …
Hennes & Mauritz, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching an effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials. The move comes as critics point out the damage being caused by a throwaway culture fuelled …
Rome's waste management Agency (AMA) is due to receive soon an exclusive Italian patent to turn garbage into eco-asphalt, with a new procedure that may allow the municipality to both save money and preserve the local environment. The AMA is expected to receive the patent in October, and open a …
Ditched computers and smartphones are fast raking in money for the cash-strapped coffers of the Kerala government. Clean Kerala Company, a State-run agency under the Department of Local-Self Government, has contributed about Rs.25 lakh to the exchequer through sale of recyclable e-waste and plastic scrap collected from 43 local bodies …
Efficient recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) could be worth €3.7bn to the European economy by 2020, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Sheffield found that recycling electronic waste was already worth €2.15bn in 2014 and could rise to €3.67bn by 2020. On top …
A survey has shown that 30% of people in the UK believe that more should be done to educate school children about recycling. Conducted by Direct365, the research highlighted that more needs to be done to inform future generations on how to minimise waste and promote eco-friendliness. As part of …
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has launched a new solid waste recycling plant to bring pollution down to a minimum. This was stated in a handout issued on Monday. According to the document, this will be the second recycling plant in the country once it is made operational. Why Kohat? “Kohat …
Kadanad Panchayat in Ooty Panchayat Union in the Nilgiris district has become a trendsetter of sorts in waste management. The panchayat administration with support from the District Rural Development Agency had launched a set of initiatives in segregated waste collection and local processing of waste that are now bearing fruit. …
KOZHIKODE: City corporation authorities have instructed the Kudumbashree members engaged in daily waste collection to not burn the plastic waste collected from the houses for disposal. The direction asked them to strictly adhere to the instruction . The decision will be made compulsory once the civic body removes all the …
Finally, a big respite has come for residents of Dehradun city, especially of the Sahastradhara area who have been living a miserable life near the trenching ground of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC). After a long struggle of eight years, the state government yesterday gave the DMC approval to go …
The disposal and recycling of electronic devices has increased exposure to lead and other toxicants and created "an emerging health concern," according to a pediatrician who directs the Environmental Health and Lead Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the …
Thermal power plants are under much pressure as they seek to resolve environmental issues that are plaguing them. The Ministry of Industry and Trade last Thursday held a meeting on the issue to find solutions on how to treat the waste from the plants. At the meeting, many power plant …
BEIJING - Six provincial regions have jointly launched a resource recycling project to handle industrial waste in areas surrounding the Chinese capital. By 2017, 400 million tons of industrial solid waste will be disposed of annually after the implementation of the project. The project was initiated by Beijing and its …
Noting that generation of e-waste is increasing at a "staggering" pace and there is a "yawning gap" between its generation and capacity to deal with it, a parliamentary panel today urged the Centre and state authorities to take immediate remedial measures. A parliamentary standing committee on science and technology and …
In a letter dated July 17, 2015, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities across India to furnish information on the status of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan on their campuses. Panjab University (PU) will soon list the details of the progress taken place since the launch of its cleanliness …
A new scheme to recycle soft plastic bags is positive but doesn't do enough to prevent plastic pollution, the Greens say. The Government-funded initiative would see drop-off points established at shops and supermarkets, and a new recycling plant in Auckland with capacity to recycle a range of soft plastics including …
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said on Wednesday none of the 85 hospitals in the city have applied for authorization for disposing of biomedical waste (BMW). This includes the government-run General Hospital in Sector 10. "None of the city hospitals, including a government one, follow our biomedical waste …
In 2010 an estimated 31% of the food in U.S. stores and homes went uneaten, and Americans shipped approximately 34 million tons of food waste to landfills. When food decomposes under anaerobic conditions—for instance, buried beneath other waste in a landfill—it produces methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. According to …
SHANGHAI’S bid to become an environmentally friendly city includes plans to step up the processing and recycling of green waste like fallen leaves, mown grass and dead tree branches. Attaining recycling goals still faces some obstacles, like a shortage of available land for facilities, a lack of government tax incentives …
