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 …
India is the world's leading ship recycling country which works on the principle of waste to wealth. In this paper an attempt has been made to articluate the Ecological Engineering, Industrial Ecology and Eco-Industrial Networking aspects which are embedded in beaching method of ship recycling in Alang, India. There is …
New Delhi: In a bid to integrate and offer better working conditions to kabadiwalas and ragpickers in the national capital, civic body officials are working on a scheme to bring them under a formal organised system. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation along with its East Delhi counterpart is going to …
Plastic waste poses one of the biggest threats of pollution on Hong Kong's beaches, this year's International Coastal Clean-up programme has found. For the first time since the Green Council began organising the event in 2008, plastic items topped the list of marine debris found on the city's beaches, followed …
Recycling and resource management firm FCC Environment has launched an assessment of how the UK's political landscape might affect the waste and resource agenda over the next five years. The 'Mapping the politics of waste' report examines the coalition Government's waste policy and the manifestos of the five main political …
Local authorities that introduce recycling incentives for households tend to have higher recycling rates than those that offer compulsory recycling systems, according to new research. The research produced by reward recycling company Greenredeem found that the 'carrot' approach was twice effective as the 'stick' approach in improving dry recycling rates. …
Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, a Singapore-based company, has shown interest in investing in the project to be implemented under public private partnership (PPP) programme The government has planned to build a “green and smart” Purbachal city, having own power production and supply system and utility services, by 2019. Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, …
A plan to minimise garbage being sent to the city’s landfill sites has been set in motion by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which is inviting expressions of interest for its ‘zero garbage’ model this week. SDMC Commissioner Manish Gupta said on Tuesday that the civic body would be …
Agencies `Clueless' About Units in Seelampur, Other Areas Tonnes of electronic waste being dismantled in Seelampur on a daily basis not only pollute the environment but also create a serious health risk for workers and other people in the vicinity, say green activists. A visit to the area makes it …
AMONG STATE CAPITALS WHICH HAD BANNED PLASTIC, CITY IS STILL A TOP GENERATOR OF PLASTIC WASTES Jaipur Alone Jaipur Alone Generates Produces 16 MT Plastic 16 Plastic PerPer Waste YearYear Despite the ban on use of plastic carry bags all over the state, Rajasthan still continues to be a significant …
COVENANT University, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun, has embarked on a wealth initiative to recycle refuse into useful products, Dr David Olukanni, Chairman, Waste to Wealth Initiative of the school has said. Olukanni, a senior lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, announced the plan at the inauguration of the Waste to …
Businesses must think differently about their supply chains and the 'costs' attached to going green according to a report by president of the lharrington group LLC Lisa Harrington. Previously the lowest rung on the sustainability ladder, the environmental supply chain has been underlined as an untapped opportunity for companies to …
The European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD) has published its six-year strategy for achieving a circular economy throughout Europe. Driving the Circular Economy, launched in Brussels, outlines a variety of sustainability and waste-management improvements for European policy makers. The Strategy was welcomed by the EU's outgoing Environment …
Despite the order of National Green Tribunal regarding the disposal of garbage and waste products as per MSW Act, the Municipal Council Pauri has failed to comply with the order and consequently, garbage and waste products are still being seen scattered in the different parts of the district headquarters Pauri. …
Environmental NGOs are applauding the efforts of the Central government to highlight the lack of sanitation and cleanliness in the city, but most experts believe there are various aspects which have not been touched upon in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan. Environment experts feel that the lack …
The purpose of this study is to outline the major trends and challenges that will shape the future of waste management for the next few decades in major metropolitan cities like Kolkata. There are certain trends and facts that more or less create the ‘bigger picture’ in which the waste …
Application of bio-fuel by-product sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) as a principal raw material for the manufacturing of bricks was studied. The bricks were developed using the quarry dust as a replacement to natural river sand and lime as a binder. Original Source
To be implemented in four wards on a pilot basis The Tiruchirappali Corporation has introduced a new initiative to segregate and collect the non-biodegradable waste at source and send it for recycling. Though it plans to extend the initiative to all 65 wards in the city, it will be implemented …
A mere 15kg of the 120kg waste brought back from the Kas plateau entered the recycle stream, with the rest probably headed to landfills. The waste was collected as part of a solid-waste management initiative that involves tourists visiting the Unesco world heritage site. “About 120kg waste, generated at Kas …
Seattle residents who fail to separate food waste from trash will be fined. The city council voted Monday to impose the fines for not composting. When the ordinance goes into effect next year, homeowners found with food scraps in their trash will be fined $1 for each violation KING reported …
Four million British SMEs could face prosecution with up to 80% illegally disposing hazardous waste. That's the conclusion of a new nationwide survey by waste and recycling company Biffa, which found that only 20% of small businesses have a separate collection system in place for the likes of light bulbs, …
