Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
The campaign is aimed towards seeking the truth about the current journey of PET bottles from rack to recycle. Business school MDI Gurgaon, in collaboration with Volunteer4India (platform for people to participate in CSR and other activities for social causes), has initiated a 45-day pilot project to strengthen the PET …
TRICHY: Even as 90% of the garbage bins positioned in the city have been taken off already, the city corporation plans to remove the remaining bins too and in the process become the first city in the state to become bin-free. The civic body will take the decisive move from …
Although summer is yet to set in, city's largest landfill site at Deonar has experienced its first fire incident of this summer on Thursday. This is just the beginning, fire episodes at the garbage yard may become frequent in the days to come as the days get warmer. Yet, the …
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike staff part of the team Members of the Regional Monitoring Committee (South) of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and officials from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) took stock of waste collection practices in Katpadi, Vellore district. A team of officials led by member of Regional Monitoring …
A major fire broke out in February 2015, which was put out by firemen after a 10-day battle. Since then, every year, between January and March, several fires have been reported at the landfill site. A minor fire broke out on Thursday at the Deonar dumping ground, the city’s largest …
As global concern over plastic pollution rises, corporate giants such as Coca-Cola and Unilever are pumping cash into a recycling initiative in Kenya they hope will provide a model for other developing countries. However, the voluntary scheme lacks legal backing, leaving a few companies to pick up the bill for …
Each and every health center, nursing home, hospital, pathological centers and any other medical facility generating biomedical waste in Jharkhand now has to comply with the disposal norms. The Central Pollution Control Board guidelines on this are all set to coming into force and would be implemented through QR code …
Directs State’s Chief Secretary to submit fresh action plan, compliance report The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday pulled up the Himachal Pradesh government for not filing satisfactory documents pertaining to compliance of solid waste management guidelines. The Tribunal directed the government to file a compliance reports within six months. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nadeem Dawood Tolkar & Others Vs State of Maharashtra dated 06/03/2019. This application seeks stopping of dredging of sand with the help of mechanized process and dumping of solid waste in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notified area, near Heera …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2019 regarding setting up of solid waste processing facility, Gurgaon, Haryana. Damage to environment is taking place by contamination of ground water on account of leachate discharge. Wildlife and …
Almost half of Australia's packaging waste is not being recovered for recycling, according to the first comprehensive study to track the fate of used packaging materials. Overall, 56% of packaging was recovered for recycling in 2017-18, according to our study, carried out at the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures and …
Luweero — The blame game on who is responsible for littering the streets of Bombo Town has attracted concern of several stakeholders, including the Luweero District leaders led by the Resident District Commissioner, Ms Phoebe Namulindwa. As the district leaders raise the red flag on a pending health risk if …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) proposes to issue following guidelines for environmental improvement in leather tannery sector for providing guidance to the industries, industrial associations, State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committee (PCCs) for effective prevention and control of pollution and safeguarding the environment. Present draft guidelines are …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/03/2019 regarding damage to the environment and public health in absence of adequate steps for management of solid waste at Gurgaon in Haryana. According to the original application which …
American scientists have developed a more effective and greener way to recycle the single-use plastics made from a common polyester material, which could help pretect oceans from plastic waste by jumpstarting the recycled plastics market. The researchers from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) combined reclaimed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) …
A school in Gold Coast, Australia, has helped build the country’s first playground out of recycled beauty products, after it won a competition held by major beauty brand Garnier and global recycling company TerraCycle. Park Lake State School recycled 14,700 out of the 145,000 units of beauty products that were …
Plastics are an increasing cause of concern due to potential sources of chemicals that disrupt hormones and affect the growth and reproductive success of a wide variety of wildlife, according to a new report. Wildlife in the oceans and on land are subject to cocktails of pollutants known as endocrine-disrupting …
The world’s deepest ocean trenches are becoming “the ultimate sink” for plastic waste, according to a study that reveals contamination of animals even in these dark, remote regions of the planet. For the first time, scientists found microplastic ingestion by organisms in the Mariana trench and five other areas with …
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Adesh Gupta on Tuesday announced setting up of ward level ‘Safai Nigrani Samitis’ to help implement solid waste management by-laws. The ward level committees will comprise members of resident welfare associations, market association, Delhi Development Authority, Public Works Department, and representatives from each department …
Cynics often point out that old habits die hard. They tell us that it is going to be impossible to get residents of Indian cities to keep different types of waste separate. Yet, we know this is essential for municipalities to find a sustainable solution to the problem of solid …
