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 …
Old handsets have a knack of getting handed down, rarely discarded. According to the results of a global consumer survey, conducted by Nokia on 6,500 people in 13 countries as far-flung as Germany, the UAE, USA, Nigeria, India and China, only 3 per cent of people recycle their old mobile …
The EU offers a solution to disposal and recycling of CFLs. Under its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive of 2005, it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to collect and recycle the spent bulbs. Collection of these bulbs can take place at the point of sale or at e-waste …
CHENNAI: A fresh green garden greets visitors at the head office of the Standard Chartered Bank on Rajaji Salai. The garden is nurtured by compost made at the zero waste centres on the premises. The bank
NEW DELHI The MCD is com ing up with four construction and demolition waste recycling plants in the would help in alleviating the problem of disposal of waste generated by construction activity throughout the year. The first project, to come up at Burari in north Delhi, will be a pilot …
TACKLING TRASH Melvyn Thomas | TNN Surat: After joining hands for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), Japan will partner Surat-based Gujarat Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited (GEPIL) to make Gujarat a
When the economic downturn nosedived in the second half of 2008, the talk was primarily about macro-economic trends, causes and impacts in the formal economy. In India, where over 90% of the livelihoods lie in the informal sector, it was however unclear what the specific impacts were. We already knew …
Many environmental problems arise from the deliberate or inadvertent abuse, misuse and over use of natural resources by human beings. In the past, changes were always slow, but this is no longer true. Industrial activities have drastically increased the pace at which changes in the environment are taking place. ITC …
Providing a ray of hope to the residents of Gurgaon, Haryana Government has promised to build a modern solid waste-treatment plant at Bandhwari village, along the Gurgaon-Faridabad road. Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA),Gurgaon, has already acquired 30.51 acre land for the plant, planned to be built at a cost of …
An effective management of solid waste, according to the Ministry of Urban Development, involved a multi-material, multi-source, environmentally sustainable management approach, with following activities associated with it: waste generation; waste handling and sorting, storage and processing at source; collection; sorting, processing and transformation; transfer and transport; and disposal. It was …
This paper reflects the existing management systems practiced in various areas of Nepal in managing solid waste and contains initiatives of municipalities; national and local NGOs/CBOs; public and private entities. This paper helps to transfer the lessons and existing practices regarding soild waste managment and encourages urban, peri urban and …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest in Albania's only paper firm to help it produce recycled paper and set up waste paper recycling networks, the EBRD said on Wednesday. Dan Berg, the EBRD's Albania head, said the investment would create a precedent with environmentally friendly production backed …
Bio-waste generated at the city's kitchen markets might no more be used for land filling and such other purposes since it is now being utilised as a raw material for producing quality bio-fertiliser. Collecting the organic waste from the markets, mainly Karwan Bazar vegetable market, local private firm Waste Concern, …
States and cities in the country will have to come out with their sanitation strategies in the next two years, according to a national urban sanitation policy unveiled by the government today. The strategies would be prepared with the financial help from the Urban Development Ministry, which has funds worth …
With the growing population, urbanisation and demand for consumer goods, both quantity and quality of urban solid waste has changed significantly. This is causing serious environment problems. Urban Solid Waste is a major contributor to global warming; it leads to surface and ground water pollution through run-off from dumpsites and …
The initiatives taken, both by Wal-Mart and Progressive Bag Affiliates need to be replicated across the world, including India. Imposing a ban on plastic bags as being advocated by some critics is not the solution
As the passion for recycling remains on a high, Micha Kuechenhoff turns towards garbage for jewellery. The Berlin-born, California based designer takes old, unwanted things like locks, keys, brooches and broken pieces of glass, and creates bright, stylish jewellery out of them. High end boutiques then sell them for upto …
After imposing a ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the state, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has now asked different municipalities to have their own plastic recycling units. Moreover, airports, railways and shopping malls will have to make arrangements for collection of plastic wastes and …
Converter Installed To Produce Bio-Fertilizer Gurgaon: While the city craves for improved civic amenities, some resident associations are coming forward with initiatives to solve day to-day problems. One such commendable initiative has been taken by residents of Beverley Park-1 who have installed an organic waste converter in their premises to …
