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Caterpillar guts could help break down plastic waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2017

Caterpillars that munch through plastic may help us understand how to break the polluting waste substance, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found.

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Sustainability Outlook partners with CII for the 8th Edition of Waste Management Summit to be held from 23 to 24 November in Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017

The 8th edition of CII Waste Management Summit scheduled to be held on 23 & 24 November 2017 at Hotel Le Meridien, Bengaluru is designed to offer an excellent  platform for...

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Mumbai Port Trust to set up solid waste management facilities

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017

The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has decided to set up a solid waste collection and segregation facility in areas controlled by them in south Mumbai. This facility will also include storage,...

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Telangana government considering power generation from Garbage

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017

As part of its move to tap renewable energy sources, the State government would consider how best to utilize huge quantity of garbage into energy to supplement the power requirements in the...

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Massive fire at Bhalswa landfill in Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017

A major fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in Delhi during the wee hours of Saturday. 

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Supreme Court rejects plea against Karnataka decision to ban plastic

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2017

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea to stay operation of the Karnataka government's decision to ban manufacture, supply, sale and use of plastic carry bags and other products....

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Compost garbage on your own, waste generators told: Municipal Corporation Amritsar

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2017

Following the directions of the Ministry of Urban Development, the Municipal Corporation held a meeting with bulk garbage generators in the city. Owners of big hotels, clubs, restaurants,...

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To check e-waste, 243 dealers in Delhi NCR told to take back old electronic goods

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017

India’s top pollution watchdog has identified more than 240 electronic goods manufacturers and dealers in and around Delhi who must take back used products and, if you are lucky, have them...

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Ghaziabad municipal waste will be sent to Hapur energy plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017

Over 200 tonnes of municipal solid waste will be transported daily by Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) to the neighbouring Hapur district to be used in a waste-to-energy conversion plant....

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Waste-to-energy project work to start soon: Nagpur Municipal Corporation

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), on Wednesday, informed the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court that construction work on waste-to-energy project at Bhandewadi would start soon and it had...

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