Hazardous 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 …

Vietnam says recovery from Formosa industrial disaster could take a decade

Vietnam's central region is expected to take a decade to completely recover from an industrial accident caused by a unit of a Taiwan conglomerate, which led to Vietnam's worst ever environmental disaster, the government said. Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, a unit of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics that runs an $11 billion …

Environmental Regulators Reject Navajo Claims Over Toxic Mine Spill

The Native American Navajo Nation has accused the Obama administration of failing to clean up the damage from a toxic mine spill caused by one of its own government agencies. In August 2015, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contractors assessing a leak at the site of Colorado's long-defunct Gold King …

Shanghai water supply hit by 100-tonne wave of garbage

Medical waste, broken bottles and household trash are some of the items found in more than 100 tonnes of garbage salvaged near a drinking water reservoir in Shanghai. The suspected culprits are two ships that have been dumping waste upstream in the Yangtze river. It has then flowed downstream to …

New Mexico officials approve re-opening of nuclear waste site

New Mexico has given its approval to resume operations at the nation's only permanent nuclear waste disposal site after state inspectors found the facility safe to reopen for the first time since a radiation leak there nearly three years ago, officials said on Thursday. However, it remained unclear how much …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pickling industries located in Delhi, 23/12/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Ashok Vihar Mitra Mandel Vs. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 23/12/2016 regarding pickling industries located in Delhi. NGT directs the Chief Secretary of NCT of Delhi to take up a meeting of DDA, DSIIDC, Society …

Prevention of hazardous waste in Europe: the status in 2015

The report ‘Prevention of hazardous waste in Europe – the status in 2015’ is the third in a series of annual reviews of waste prevention programmes in Europe as stipulated by the Waste Framework Directive. EU Member States are obliged to adopt waste prevention programmes, while EEA is invited to …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding biomedical waste management, Chhattisgarh, 15/12/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Dubey Vs Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 15/12/2016 regarding improper disposal and mis-management of biomedical waste in the State of Chhattisgarh. NGT directs a State Level Committee to be constituted which will prepare a complete and comprehensive …

SAIL to launch drive against e-waste

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd, Ranchi unit, joined hands with NASSCOM Foundation, Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT) and Consumer Electronics Appliances Manufacturers Association (CEAMA) on Monday, as part of its Swachh Bharat Mission, to hold an awareness program on the environmental hazards of electronic wastes. The ministry of …

Giant new dome set to keep Chernobyl safe for generations

The world’s largest metal moveable structure will be unveiled Tuesday over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor in Ukraine to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe. The giant arch — nearly as long as two soccer fields and taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty — …

Fukushima nuclear decommission, compensation costs to almost double - media

Japan's trade ministry has almost doubled the estimated cost of compensation for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and decommissioning of the damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant to more than 20 trillion yen (142 billion pounds), the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. The trade ministry at the end of 2013 calculated …

Mumbai gets first E-Waste drop-off centre!

As a first of its kind initiative, Mumbai will gets its first E-Waste drop-off centre in Bandra West (Shop no 25, 1st floor, Kenilworth Phase II, linking road). Under the campaign "E-Waste wise", run by the NGO OASIS and Sony Music, the drop-off center will give people an opportunity to …

SNMC to introduce centralized system to collect medical waste

AGRA: In an attempt to prevent lapses in the disposal of medical waste in Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), officials have decided to introduce centralize collection of medical waste and also place big boxes across the campus. According to sources, medical waste poses a serious threat to patients, bystanders and …

Kochi to get biomedical waste treatment plant

KOCHI: To tackle the mounting biomedical waste crisis in Southern Kerala, especially in Kochi, the Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Ltd (KEIL) has proposed a treatment plant at Puthencruz in Ernakulam. The project, estimated to cost Rs 4.9 crore, has received the government nod and is waiting for environmental clearance. The plant …

Emergency room: Waste management a big issue in Mumbai’s govt hospitals

In an effort to ensure correct practices when it comes to hospital waste management, the ministry of environment has issued a new set of Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules in March. At KEM Hospital, where any day patient load crosses a thousand, it is a common scenario to watch …

Submit list of hospitals and waste generated: NGT to Delhi govt

NEW DELHI: Asking medical bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit the quantum of waste generated by city hospitals, nursing homes and labs. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …

Guidelines on implementation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016

The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 mandate CPCB to prepare guidelines on implementation of E-Waste Rules, which includes specific guidelines for extended producer responsibility, channelisation, collection centres, storage, transportation, environmentally sound dismantling and recycling, refurbishment, and random sampling of EEE for testing of RoHS parameters. In this document all the above …

German nuclear commission warns of delay to waste storage deal

Germany should speed up implementation of recommendations requiring operators of nuclear plants to pay billions of euros into a fund to cover the costs of waste storage, a commission urged the chancellery in a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The commission tasked with finding a solution for how to …

CFL firms follow rules in Europe but not in India: Govt to Delhi HC

CFL producers like Philips Lighting, Havells, Surya and the Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers' Association challenged the rules which was notified on March 23. The Centre claimed on Monday before Delhi High Court that manufacturers of CFL bulbs, mostly multinational firms, do not want to adhere to the new e-waste …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hazardous waste being generated by the CETP, Ashok Vihar, New Delhi, 22/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Ashok Vihar Mitra Mandel Vs. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 22/09/2016 regarding hazardous waste being generated by the CETP, Ashok Vihar, New Delhi which is causing environmental hazards and the hazardous waste is being dumped …

U.S. nuclear waste backlog could be eased by private disposal: Moniz

The United States could alleviate growing stockpiles of nuclear waste at U.S. power plants by allowing private companies to dispose of it and foster support for new nuclear projects, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Tuesday. The U.S. government spent billions of dollars on the Yucca Mountain project in …

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