The global e-waste monitor 2024
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
Riding high on the success on the city’s first construction waste recycling plant in Burari, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has proposed three more such units to produce tiles, kerbstones and
PANJIM: As the government goes back on its promise of giving funds to set-up the garbage treatment plant at Baiguinim, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) decided to stick to its original plan,
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy visited Lalur, the Thrissur Corporation's waste disposal site, on Tuesday. He arrived at the site around 2.30 p.m. “What are the problems here?” he asked the people who gathered there. “A few problems are being looked into. No major issue,” said corporation health standing committee chairman C. S. Sreenivasan.
As part of phasing out the use of plastic in the State, an Ordinance is being promulgated authorising local bodies to fix prices of plastic carry bags, the Panchayat and Social Welfare Minister, Mr M.K.
Clear-cut strategy or mechanism for safe and environment friendly disposal of garbage seems to remain an unachievable goal for local bodies in Kancheepuram district despite implementation / promotion of
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has on Friday commissioned a solid waste management facility at its campus. The university will use the facility to treat the three tonnes biodegradable waste the university generates every day. The other three tonnes non-biodegradable waste will be stored in bins for disposal to the Coimbatore Corporation.
This article reviews the progress of electronic waste recycling around the world and emphasises the need to give more economic importance to this sector in the developing nations. Two cases are considered
Ensure that civic solid waste is cleared expeditiously in urban and semi-urban areas during monsoon to prevent spread of communicable and infectious diseases, Monitoring Officer for monsoon preparedness in the district and Principal Secretary Apurva Verma told officials here on Friday.
No projects being submitted by local bodies for burning biomedical waste from local hospitals are acceptable as incineration of hazardous toxic waste is highly harmful, warn Health Department officials
While it seems logical that many restaurants have already begun to reap the benefits of installing onsite worm composting operations, airports may not be the first place people would think of to have such