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 …
Big brands such as Coca-Cola Enterprises, Nestlé and retailer Marks & Spencer have partnered up to launch a new plastics recycling campaign called Pledge 4 Plastics. The new Government-backed cross industry partnership is led by plastics recycling body Recoup. It aims to increase the collection of plastic packaging for recycling. …
Around 99 per cent of Sweden's garbage is now recycled and the country is so efficient at managing waste they are importing it from other European countries. The Scandinavian country has 32 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, where garbage is incinerated to produce steam, which in turn is used to run generator …
Move Needed To Check Degradation Of Water Bodies: Activists The Pune Municipal Corporation will reserve quarries for dumping construction debris while identifying for land-filling process. Construction work in the city has picked up over the years along with renovations of flats and other properties, with debris being dumped recklessly. Activists …
Forget your reusable bottle at home this morning and find yourself towing an unwanted plastic bottle? If you are in Beijing, you are in luck — you could trade in that empty bottle for a subway ticket. "Reverse vending machines" in subway stations around the city allow riders to deposit …
The Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) pollution control department in collaboration with a local non-governmental organization - Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth (SBV) has initiated a Rs 1.5 crore project for generating organic manure from all the floral waste that shall be collected from immersion sites across the city. The manure will be …
Tetra Pak needs to double recycling rates in order to hit a target of 40% of used beverage cartons being fully recycled by 2020, according to the packaging giant's latest sustainability report. The report also explains that Tetra Pak will need to triple the number of recycled cartons, to about …
PETCORE EUROPE has published new figures that show that Europe recycled the equivalent of around 65 billion (1.64 million tonnes) PET bottles in 2013. This represents a 7% increase on 2012, according to the non-profit trade body. Speaking about the new figures, PETCORE EUROPE chairman Roberto Bertaggia said: "The demand …
Corpn, Voluntary Groups To Start Pilot Project In Zone 13 From October. People in the city started an active civic movement to clean the city's beaches and roads in the '90s. With the garbage problem completely out of hand 20 years later, and Corporation of Chennai's plan to close the …
PET is the most recycled plastic material in Europe, according a Brussels-based trade association. PETCORE EUROPE has published new figures that show that Europe recycled the equivalent of around 65 billion (1.64 million tonnes) PET bottles in 2013. This represents a 7% increase on 2012, according to the non-profit trade …
A little discipline at home could translate into a giant step towards proper disposal of garbage, one of the biggest challenges for urban India. A housing society with 300 families in Gurgaon is showing the way by adopting a four-bin model of waste segregation, an eyeopener for RWAs and municipal …
A study by an NGO concluded that industrial pollution in the capital has increased due to flouting of norms by industrial units in Delhi. The study by Toxic Link, an environmental NGO, also gave details on how the groundwater has been contaminated by waste from these industries. As per the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs M/s. H.L. Nathurmal & Others dated 19/08/2014 regarding mining waste disposal. The Applicant has stated before the Tribunal that on visiting the mining premises of M/s. H.L. Nathurmal (Respondent No. …
The Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 excluded phosphogypsum from hazardous waste category under Schedule-I and stipulates that the management of phosphogypsum from phosphoric acid fertiliser plants shall be carried out in accordance with the guidelines of Central Pollution Control …
Industrial pollution, in varying forms ranging from lead acid battery recycling to landfill sites, has been affecting Delhi’s residents in adverse ways, as noted by a study of pollution hotspots by NGO Toxics Link. The most worrying aspect, the study notes, is the manner in which such pollutants seep into …
On Tuesday, Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link released a study identifying 16 pollution ‘hotspots’ in the city, where pollution — through illegal waste disposal, segregation, severe soil, water and air contamination — is proving to be fatal for residents. In a first-of-its-kind study, the NGO covered 51 industrial clusters and identified …
Companies prefer informal dealers as they offer better rates: study If it’s not enough that Bangalore’s IT companies and e-savvy population generates 86,118 tonnes of e-waste a year, a recent study points out that most of it is disposed of haphazardly, adding to the city’s garbage woes. The lack of …
Polythene maker BPI Group has announced that it has cut its packaging waste by one third in the past six years. The 33.4% reduction since 2008 was measured as part of BPI's on-going commitment to cutting the levels of waste generated by its manufacturing operations. BPI achieved the saving partly …
Delhi has been a seat of various industrial and semi-industrial activities which take place within the city boundary. These areas cater to many kinds of industries, including plastic,metal, textile, etc. The city also has one of the largest recycling markets in the world catering to all sorts of wastes and …
INDORE: Utilizing hazardous plastic refuse for road construction, the state government is planning to construct around 350km of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Indore division by bringing into use plastic waste generated in the city. The move is likely to help tackle the plastic menace to …
Zero Waste Scotland has launched a new initiative to help Dunbar become Scotland's first 'Zero Waste Town' in a pilot project announced today (6 August) by Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead. Under the project, Dunbar in East Lothian will introduce a number of community-led initiatives, including a new materials re-use …
