Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 07/04/2025. The affidavit of compliance was filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation regarding implementation of the suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). The SC granted time to the …
A group of 11 residents of Urali Devachi and Phursungi have filed a petition with the western zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about how the garbage depot in the vicinity of their villages continues to operate in violation of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Municipal …
Some €360 million needs to be spent within the next six years on infrastructure to manage and regulate the waste of just over half the population of the State, according to a new waste plan for the eastern and midlands region. The Eastern-Midlands Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021 aims to …
The construction of a semi-aerobic landfill at Kang'oki in Thika, Kiambu county, has begun. The project has been funded by the Swedish embassy, Kiambu government, UN Habitat and the Lands ministry. Governor William Kabogo and UN Habitat Africa director Axumite Gebre-Egziabher visited the construction site on Tuesday. The two said …
A Tk30 crore project is going to bring the landfill of Sylhet City Corporation under scientific waste management system as early as possible. Consequently, people in the nearby areas would be relieved from foul stenches from the landfill. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the SCC are jointly implementing the project …
Environmental NGO Toxics Link on Tuesday put forward a slew of recommendations on municipal waste management in cities.Decentralizing waste collection and processing are among the key suggestions. The policy brief comes in the wake of the new draft waste management rules released by the environment ministry last month. The ministry …
There is another agitation brewing in Phursungi, where the villagers had allowed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to continue dumping of waste after preventing it for months. The reason is lack of any forward movement in the civic administration’s proposal to set up several processing plants of smaller capacity within …
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Shri Babul Supriya informed Rajya Sabha that composting of garbage using compost pit in gardens, conversion of organic waste into pellets using Foodies machines at many places like PSOI-Nehru Park, Malcha Marg Market has also been followed for garbage disposal. …
Consumer goods giant Unilever has yet again reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability, this time going beyond its own business practice by partnering with two global sustainability campaigns. Unilever has partnered with both the Global Citizen and Live Earth: Road to Paris mass movements to achieve its Sustainable Living Plan ambition …
Debris generated from construction sites is being dumped along the green cover on the Khaniara road near Dharamsala turning the eco-sensitive zone into a landfill site. People are filling debris in cement bags and dumping it in pine forests along the Khaniara road. The bags are carried in trucks on …
Gujarat generates 8,336 metric tons of urban solid waste per day. The total solid waste generation in the country was1.33 lakh metric tons. This was revealed by the Union ministry of urban development in Lok Sabha, citing the 2013 report of the Central Pollution Control Board. The ministry was replying …
The rubbish heap of last season's televisions and computers is growing faster than ever, prompting calls for an increase to the intake targets of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. Local governments and the recycling industry have been left frustrated over irregular e-waste recycling services, as Australia's electronics continue …
The local commissioners, appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the pollution case, inspected the Bahai temple in Southeast Delhi on Wednesday after reports that vehicular pollution from illegal parking around the temple has resulted in corrosion and discolouring of the temple structure built in 1986. A petition was …
After two years of decline, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere because of human activity increased 2 percent in 2013 over the previous year. That surge was fueled, in large part, because of a growing economy, falling coal prices and a cold winter, the U.S. Environmental Protection …
HUAXIN Town in Qingpu District illegally dug a football pitch sized landfill near homes, in which residents claim hazardous industrial waste has been dumped, Shanghai Television news reported yesterday. The landfill is in Huaihai Village, where people have been relocated to make room for an electricity substation. However, there are …
No. 1 Landfill in the capital Male’ is overflowing to the streets after part of the landfill was given to police. Male’ City Council said that there wasn’t much space left for waste after part of the landfill was given to police, and that some people, finding no room for …
Following a day-long conference on Solid Waste Management organised by the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) on Thursday, the commission sought proposals from C Srinivasan and Dr S R Maley. Srinivasan is the project director at the Indian Green Service and spoke about the “Vellore model” of waste disposal adopted by …
Following a fire that erupted at the Vendipalayam yard The civic body on Thursday devised a plan for better solid waste management at Vendipalayam by involving a Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) expert. Of the daily generation of close to 300 tonnes of garbage in the city limits, 250 tonnes …
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government spent an estimated J$235 million to extinguish the recent 12-day fire at the Riverton landfill. Director General at the Office of Disaster of Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Major Clive Davis made the disclosure at a Jamaica House press briefing in St Andrew today. Davis said …
The innovation in science and technology coupled with the change in lifestyle of an individual has made an incredible change in the electronic industry show casing an assorted range of new products every day to the world. India too has been impacted by this digital revolution where consumption of electronics …
Waste-to-energy incineration plants may not help Delhi deal with its massive trash problem. They may instead end up adding to its air pollution and cost the government a substantial sum. When two such plants in Narela and Ghazipur are about to start operations, experts at a conference organized by Toxics …
