Apple goes green, offers free recycling
Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centres with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online
Waste Recycling
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Pune Beware! The e-bomb is ticking...
A report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India says that Pune is one of the major e-waste generator cities in India. With no proper disposing and recycling system in place, the hazardous
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On Earth Day, Apple announces free recycling of all used products
Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centres with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online
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Over 4.5 lakhs child labours engaged in various e-waste activities in India
Over 4.5 lakhs child labours engaged in various e-waste activities in India: ASSOCHAM study; India’s capital produces 67,000 MT of electronic waste a year. In India, about 4.5 lakhs child labours between
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Meghalaya Agrovet served deadline to clean Umtrew River
The Meghalaya Agrovet Private Limited has been served a one month deadline by the Headmen of Umsning area under the umbrella of Umtrew River Protection Committee (URPC), urging the company to remove
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10 ‘green’ 3D-printed houses built in 24 hours
Beijing: In a first, a Chinese company has built a group of 10 completely 3D-printed houses, created entirely out of recycled materials, in just under a day. The houses, each covering an area of 200 sq
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As Sembakkam turns dump yard, locals revolt
After Pallavaram, Kuthambakkam, Poonamallee and Kallakurichi, Sembakkam has joined the list of neighbourhoods whose residents have moved the national green tribunal against the dumping of garbage in their
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Boost for CFL recycling units in state
Thiruvananthapuram: The Energy Management Centre-Kerala has shortlisted IRG Systems South Asia, an Indian subsidiary of an American company, for preparing a detailed project report for setting up a chain
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Spent CFLs an eco hazard
Spent CFLs may be polluting the environment silently and causing a toxic hazard for kabadiwalas who handle such discarded bulbs. Despite a huge spike in the demand (about 30% in the last five years) for these energy-saving lamps, a recent survey by NGO Toxics Link has found a number of ecological concerns with the management of these lamps. One of them is that they are not recycled safely; the mercury-laden glass invariably ends up in the municipal solid waste. Also, there is no set standard in India on the amount of mercury that should be used in a bulb.
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Not many recyclers of e-waste
Hyderabad: Lack of adequate recycling capacity for electronic waste is costing the country several thousands crore of rupees each year. About 10 states, including Andhra Pradesh, annually generate about