There are a total 21 municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration based waste to energy (WtE) plants operational in 10 states/UTs , stated the report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), April 15, 2025. 26 states/UTs have reported that no municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration-based waste to energy plants …
The science, technology and environment ministry has said that burning can only be carried out during the hottest part of the day, and must be supervised at all times. It has also specified that stringent rules must be followed to carry out open burning. However, the ministry thinks that burning …
recycling paper is not the best option to protect the environment. Say this to the archetypal "green' activist and you will be labelled "pro-industry' and insensitive to the environment. You are bound to be reminded that the forests
Waste incineration and recycling are releasing large amounts of dioxin, a dangerous carcinogen, says a review of studies in the past three years conducted by AEA Technology of Harwell, Oxfordshire, at the behest of the Environment Agency, UK. These alternatives are deemed by many as an important way to conserve …
Burning and recycling of waste is contaminating the environment with the lethal chemical dioxin, according to a three-year study conducted for Britain's Environment Agency by AEA Technology in Oxfordshire, UK. A 1991 European Union directive on waste management had led to the promotion of incinerators across Europe. But it overlooked …
residents of Tokorozawa near Tokyo are alarmed at a recent finding which says that the death rate for infants in towns located near incinerators is 40 per cent to 70 per cent higher than the average for the prefecture. The report has set off a fear of dioxin, a chemical …
safe disposal: Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp of Japan is all set to go green by deciding to phase out five types of ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for the government, at its cement plant in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. The production of these chemicals has already been banned and the company will incinerate …
Waste Gas Technology (WGT) Inc, Hampshire, UK, has developed a new technique for utilising waste to produce electricity which, it claims, is twice as effective as conventional incineration. Depending on the waste material used, the thermo-crack system developed by WGT will generate 1000-4000 kilo-watt-hour (kwh) from a tonne of waste, …
Annual emissions of anthropogenic Hg to the atmosphere in different regions of the world during the last decade show an interesting dichotomy: the emissions in the developed countries increased at the rate of about 4.5–5.5% yr−1 up to 1989 and have since remained nearly constant, while in developing countries the …
the concerns raised over the issue of incinerating hospital wastes will hopefully be set at rest with new rules announced by the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb). Disposables made of thermocol and polyvinyl chloride (pvc) are to be first chemically disinfected and then shredded and not to be burnt in …
AS HORROR stories about recycledsyringes and quilts packedwith used surgical cotton keeppouring out of the dirty backyards of our hospitalsthe'country finally sees actionthoughbelatedon medical wastemanagement. The problem standsdiagnosedbut the treatmentlabours under a cloud ofconfusion. The question is whether tofollow the Westwhich usedincinerators to deal with thehospital waste problem lastdecadeonly to …
Delhi"s hospitals: waist-deep in refuse Hospital Wastes managed by Segregation Incinerator Amount of wastes picked up by ragpickers Pilferaging by hospital staff Non incinerrated wastes (total) Mehrauli TB Hospital staff No Absent 60 per cent infected None 100 per cent/ sputum Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital staff No Present 10 per …
A recent move by the Mumbai-based King Edward Memorial Hospital to ban the reuse of disposable surgical items, following a consumer court directive. has served to create a flutter in various circles. Doctors and medicos. pointing out the incapability of Indian manufacturers in meeting the demand. fear that foreign brands …
IRE is mounting globally against a technology that has existed for more than a 100 years now. Although it is not in good taste to get up one fine morning and start protesting about what has been going on for ages, it is certainly rational if done to ensure good …
Two biochemical manufacturing farms, with obviously environmental protection as one of their fortes, have begun testing an alternative to incineration for noxious wastes like paint thinners and jet fuels. ENV America in California, and High Mesa Technologies Inc. of Santa Fe, New Mexico, are the pioneers in using the Free …
The Australia-based Scholar Incineration Company, has developed a three-stage incineration process to destroy biomedical waste completely (Vatis Update. Vo15, No 11). The first sta&e; involves burning wastes by a process cailed 'excess air combustion'. The toxic gases thus produced are fed into a second chamber where temperatures exceed 1,000
IN DISPOSING of its toxic wastes, the multinational pharmaceutical giant Sandoz has put into practice an ancient truth: fire purifies. In collaboration with the School of Energy at the Tiruchchirappalli-based Bharthidasan University in Tamil Nadu, it has developed a small-scale incinerator called Yagna Mark I, which became operational in April. …
THE SIX Nations native reserve in Ontario, Canada, has been reduced to an ugly waste dump, according to Multinational Monitor. Situated close to the industrial heartland of the country, the reserve is susceptible to refuse from neighbouring communities. Industrialists can afford to take such liberties because Indian lands are governed …
THE CLINTON administration jumped into a contentious issue even before assuming office by announcing it would block a final-stage, testing permit for a hazardous waste incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio. Vice-president Al Gore, casting his lot with a Greenpeace campaign to stop the US incinerator industry, said there are "serious …
