Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025

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 …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding waste management in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 06/02/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/02/2023. The Supreme Court directed Ghaziabad Development Authority to make payment of Rs. 1,04,20,000 for disposal of legacy waste dumped from the period October 21, 2020 to March …

Compliance report filed by the Housing and Urban Development Department, Jammu & Kashmir, 23/01/2023

Compliance report filed by the Housing and Urban Development Department, Jammu & Kashmir Government dated January 23, 2023. The matter related to pollution of Banganga river at Katra due to dumping of waste. Legacy waste dumped on the banks of Banganga rivulet has been removed completely and the site is …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, 16/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagdish Kumar Vs State of Haryana dated 16/01/2023. The matter related to compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the state of Haryana. The court noted that the matter was dealt by the NGT in the last five years …

Status report by Haryana on legacy waste management, 13/01/2023

Status report by the Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department on behalf of the state of Haryana in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order, May 9, 2022. The matter is related to legacy waste management. Out of the 54.18 lakh MT legacy waste, except Gurugram, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of solid waste in village Rangadi, district Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, 04/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paldan Phunchog Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 04/01/2023. A letter petition dated May 25, 2022 was sent by the Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Development Block, Nagger, Post Office Kalath, Tehsil Manali, District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The grievance is that there …

Mapping local plastic recycling supply chains: insights from selected cities in India

In partnership with Anthesis Group, The Circulate Initiative conducted a detailed assessment of wastesheds in India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This report provides a summary of the key findings for each of the wastesheds covered in this study, including aspects of the plastics recycling supply chains where improvements can be …

Report filed by Meghalaya in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, 20/12/2022

Report by the state of Meghalaya in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (State of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya) dated 20/12/2022. Meghalaya filed the quarterly progress report for solid waste management for the period of July-September, 2022. The quantity of municipal solid …

Report filed by West Bengal regarding solid and liquid waste management, 24/11/2022

Solid and liquid waste management in West Bengal The Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department, West Bengal has created two separate accounts under the scheme 'Solid waste management mission' and a sum of Rs 3500 crore has been deposited. The fund shall be utilized for restoration measures including preventing discharge …

The plastic life-cycle

India’s petrochemical industry is adding to the burgeoning problem of plastic pollution in the country. But instead of dissuading, the Centre is encouraging it, a new report by Delhi-based think-tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said. The production of polymers (plastic) by the petrochemicals industry is on the …

Report filed by Nagaland on solid waste management and sewage management, 22/11/2022

Quantity of waste generated in the state of Nagaland is 282.43 tonnes per day (TPD). Out of which 102 TPD gets processed and that means a gap of 180.43 TPD in waste processing. The quantity of waste being disposed in landfills is 107.45 TPD and the quantity of legacy waste …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Bhalswa dumpsite in Delhi, 22/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gagan Narang Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/11/2022. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has to take necessary precautions to ensure that no leachate goes from the Bhalswa site to the adjacent drain and the same is not …

Kochi Municipal Corporation report on waste management, 21/11/2022

Progress and action taken report of solid waste management issues, illegal dumping at Alexander Parambithara bridge and near Kannangattu bridge. The Kochi Municipal Corporation is "facing problem related with legacy wastes which accumulated in Brahmapuram plant" and for attaining optimum solution for treating the legacy waste, biomining procedure has been …

Andhra Pradesh directed to file status report on waste management by NGT, 17/11/2022

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the state of Andhra Pradesh to file a status report on waste management in Andhra Pradesh as on March 31, 2023 by April 15, 2023. The court, November 17, 2022 also directed further remedial measures to be taken urgently which would address the following …

Report filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep regarding compliance of municipal solid waste management rules, 2016, 15/11/2022

Affidavit filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep regarding compliance of municipal solid waste management rules, 2016. Solid waste generation in Lakshadweep islands is 18 tonnes per day (TPD). Around 12 TPD non-biodegradable wastes and 6 TPD biodegradable wastes, especially kitchen wastes. The NGT was informed that all the inhabited …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific dumping of waste, village Jhuriwala, Panchkula, Haryana, 15/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/11/2022. The matter related to unscientific dumping of waste on the land allotted for Solid Waste Management project at village Jhuriwala, Panchkula, Haryana. According to the applicant, the site in question …

Status report by the state of Kerala on waste management and sanitation, 10/11/2022

Status report filed by the government of Kerala in Original Application No. 606/2018 before the National Green Tribunal on waste management and sanitation. The report informed the NGT about the status of solid waste management; non-biodegradable waste management; biodegradable waste management; legacy waste management; liquid waste management and industrial wastewater …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid and liquid waste management, Madhya Pradesh, 10/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 10/11/2022. The State of Madhya Pradesh would abide by its commitment of Rs 4657 crore for the treatment of wastewater in a scientific manner, the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid and liquid waste management, Sikkim, 03/11/2022

Ministry of Urban Development, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) need to provide safe methods for sewage and solid waste management suiting the climatic and topographical conditions, the National Green Tribunal said, November 3, 2022. The court …

The CPCB report on waste management in India, 01/11/2022

Status report with respect to the direction of the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 286 of 2022 In re: News item published in The Indian Express dated 20th April, 2022, titled “7 Charred to death in fire near Ludhiana dumpsite”. The NGT, July 25, 2022 had asked the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management, Ludhiana, 01/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Indian Express dated 20th April, 2022, titled “7 Charred to death in fire near Ludhiana dumpsite” dated 01/11/2022. The Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, must carry out its obligation for remediation of legacy waste of …

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