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 …
Effective life cycle management of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) calls for the separation of end-of-life PVC products at the time of collection not only from other wastes but among different PVC types as well. Information about the flow of PVC products in the economy is important for this purpose. Within the …
The demand for biofuels has recently increased because of rising prices of fossil fuels and diversification of energy resources. As a result, the demand for sugarcane and corn has been increasing, not only for food production, but also as sources of energy. In this context, securing supplies of phosphorus, required …
The global aluminum industry, as part of its program of materials stewardship, is encouraging industry to collect and reuse aluminium by "mining the infrastructure of society". For such urban mining to take place, industries need to understand comprehensively the complete life cycle of aluminum and its products. Members of aluminum …
Between November 2007 and March 2008, 18 children died from a rapidly progressive central nervous system disease of unexplained origin in a community involved in the recycling of used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal. The researchers investigated the cause of these deaths.
PWD Will Restore 242km Of Major Stretches TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Bumpy rides on post-monsoon roads may soon be a distant memory. On Tuesday, the public works department (PWD) started relaying roads using recycling, micro-surfacing and plastic-mixed technologies. At least 242-km of main and arterial roads including major portions …
Now on, you don't have to worry about the garbage at your doorstep. The Delhi Government will collect it and recycle it for laying out roads in the Capital. For the first time, the Delhi Government has decided to use a recycling technology that would enable the carpeted road to …
- Centre allows e-waste imports for recycling, activists cry foul G.S. MUDUR Hardware hazard New Delhi, Sept. 22: The Centre has approved the first legally tenable import of electronic waste for responsible recycling, angering environmental groups who say millions of kilograms of domestic e-waste is recycled hazardously. The environment and …
Delhi schools have hit upon a novel solution to tackle the vast amount of waste generated during the Commonwealth Games next year. Plans are afloat to collect and recycle paper waste and plastic bottles during the Commonwealth Games. Schools that have paper recycling units in their campuses will be entrusted …
The Central Government, in accordance with the objectives of the National Environment Policy, 2006 and to address the sustainable development concerns considers it necessary to regulate environmentally sound management of waste electrical and electronic equipments, hereinafter referred to as e-waste, which are generated from the manufacture and use of electrical …
Plastics not bio-degradable and hit groundwater table Eco-Friendly: Mayor M.Subramanian distributes paper bags made of recycled paper to shopkeepers on the Marina beach in Chennai on Wednesday. CHENNAI: Close to 1,500 paper bags made from recycled paper were distributed by Mayor M. Subramanian at the Marina beach to spread awareness …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching solid waste project in six talukas under the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) with an estimated cost of Rs18 billion. The identified areas include Larkana, Shikarpur, Old Sukkur, Sukkur City, Rohri and Khairpur, said Larkana Ta luka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi on …
Residents of Kirinda area staged a protest compelling the authorities to wind up the garbage recycling project at Walakanda. More than 1000 protestors participated. They pointed out that the project implemented by the Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha caused extensive environmental damage and created a health hazard causing hardship to more than …
WASTE is a major problem for any city, and a city without a proper solid waste management system is a hazard to public health. Islamabad is one such city. The municipal dumping site in H-10 sector is not the only place that stinks in Islamabad. In every residential sub-sector in …
A ship loaded with 1,600 tonnes of rubbish set sail on Wednesday to return the rotting cargo to Britain from Brazil, where it had been shipped falsely declared as plastic for recycling. Eighty-nine containers packed with trash that includes dirty diapers, used syringes, food waste and computer parts were hoisted …
