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Manage your plastic waste responsibly: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to companies

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 15, 2017

Amazon, Britannia Industries and Indo Nissin Foods are among many companies that have been directed to put in place a system to collect plastic generated by their products.

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Ramky Enviro commissions 24 MW waste-to-energy plant in Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2017

Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd, through its subsidiary Delhi MSW Solutions Ltd (DMSWL), has commissioned a ₹650-crore, 24 MW waste-to-energy plant in Delhi.

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14 urban pockets in Bengal set to take waste-to-energy path

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

Large tracts of land—vested or belonging to the municipality—in 14 urban pockets have been identified to develop landfill sites, where solid waste will be converted into compost or bio-gas....

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Tirunelveli first to have 100% waste segregation

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

It took barely a few months for Tirunelveli municipality in Tamil Nadu to achieve the feat of achieving 100% segregation of waste at source across households and establishments. It involved...

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Shimla to generate power from waste from April 1

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

From April 1, tourist town Shimla would be the first hill station to generate electricity from waste. From March 20 onwards the trial run of garbage processing plant would start. National Green...

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Envigreen develops environment friendly plastic product

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017

In Ashwath Hegde’s 10th-floor office in the south-Indian city of Bengaluru, plastic has become a multi-sensory experience.

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Industry should make sustainable plastics for infrastructure: Suresh Prabhu

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017

 As part of an effort to grow while preserving the fragile environment, industry should try and make sustainable plastics for developing infrastructure, said Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways...

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Coca-Cola Supports Program to Get Customers to Return Used Plastic Bottles

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017

Coca-Cola is supporting a plan to cut waste by charging consumers a small fee upfront that would be handed back if they return their bottles. The goal is to prevent litter and to cut down on...

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Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) inaugurates waste segregation centre in Gujarat

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017

Tata Power today said its subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) has inaugurated a waste segregation centre under the Rural Solid Waste Management Programme at Tunda village, Gujarat....

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Bengal takes up 10 solid waste management projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 28, 2017

West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government has taken up 10 integrated solid waste management projects for 14 urban local bodies, at a cost of Rs 421.69 crore, under Mission Nirmal Bangla, an...

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