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SAIL’s Bhilai steel plant to be the first to use plasma technology for toxic waste disposalBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2017
State-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) would be using plasma technology for the disposal of hazardous waste for the conservation of the environment and natural resources.... Read more.. |
Bengaluru may get 2 waste-to-energy plants in two yearsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2017
The city may get its first two waste-to-energy plants with a capacity of generating about 80MW of power in two years. The BBMP has floated tenders for the units; companies have come forward to... Read more.. |
Government wants ‘100 per cent waste segregation’, civic bodies across Maharashtra say will take timeBy : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2017
While the government has asked all urban local bodies to initiate programmes to achieve 100 per cent waste segregation at source from May 1, civic officials across the state say it would be a... Read more.. |
First edition of ‘Circular Economy Symposium (CES) 2017’ in collaboration with Sustainability Outlook concludesBy : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2017
Need for stakeholders to work in tandem to make India zero waste nation ... Read more.. |
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation launches app for e-waste disposalBy : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2017
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has become the first city in India to have developed a mobile app for disposal of e-waste on Saturday. Mayor Gautam Shah launched the app along with an e-... Read more.. |
NGT notice to states, UTs for violating plastic waste management rulesBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 28, 2017
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued on Thursday notices to all state governments and Union territories on CPCB's application that plastic... Read more.. |
Target Commits to 5 Bold Sustainable Packaging Goals for 2022By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2017
Just weeks after releasing a new forest products policy, in which it pledges to source all of the wood, paper, paper-based and wood-based fiber used in its brand-owned products from post-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Circular Economy , packaging , post-consumer recycled materials , recycling , Supply Chain , waste management |
Plastic-eating wax worms may solve India’s plastic problemBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 26, 2017
A few years ago when the Supreme Court heard of the status of plastic pollution in India the bench remarked “We are sitting on a plastic time bomb.” ... Read more.. |
Countries to brainstorm on saving humanity from hazardous chemicals in GenevaBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2017
Seeking to adopt best practices to manage trans-boundary movements of hazardous waste and their disposal, representatives from many countries including India will brainstorm on how to fine-tune... Read more.. Subject Tags: Basel Convention , hazardous waste , Rotterdam Convention , Stockholm Convention , trans-boundary movement , waste management |
Segregation of waste to be made mandatory in TiruchirapalliBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 24, 2017
In an attempt to strengthen and improve solid waste management in the city, Tiruchi Corporation has drawn up a slew of measures towards ensuring effective segregation of bio-degradable and non-... Read more.. |