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India recycles 90% of its PET waste, outperforms Japan, Europe and US: Study

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 20, 2017

There is every possibility that India has the highest recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate or PET, a kind of plastic used to for manufacturing drinking water bottles and food containers...

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March launch for country's first integrated municipal solid waste-to-energy plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 18, 2017

Having missed multiple deadlines, the country's first integrated municipal solid waste-to-energy plant at Narela-Bawana is set for a March launch. Spread over 100 acres, the Rs 458-crore plant...

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Supreme Court raises stink over hazardous waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 18, 2017

The Supreme Court took strong exception on Friday to the Centre's alleged inaction in removing hazardous waste dumps created in many municipal areas across the country posing serious danger to...

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Hyderabad falters on collecting domestic waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 17, 2017

While the Telangana government is busy preparing the nuances of the proposed Clean Air Authority of Hyderabad, Tokyo is way ahead in providing clean air, water and soil to citizens....

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Odisha keeps keen eye on biomedical waste facility in hospitals

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2017

With the State extending the biomedical waste management programme to all Government-run hospitals, the health facilities have been asked to obtain authorisation from the Odisha State Pollution...

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Lieutenant Governor pushes for scientific waste management for cleaner environment

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 14, 2017

For a cleaner Delhi, lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Saturday pushed for efficient infrastructure and better waste management practices and instructed South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC...

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Ban disposal of micro-plastic into sea, fishers forum urges Centre

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 13, 2017

The National Fisherfolk Forum (NFF) has urged the central government to ban the disposal of micro-plastic into the sea. 

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Hyderabad Clean Air Authority to be set up soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 13, 2017

Hyderabad will soon have a clean air authority on the lines of Clean Authority of Tokyo. To be headed by the State Chief Secretary, it would include heads of all departments.

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Waste management startup Aspirify acquires GET Water

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2017

Pune-based waste management company Aspirify Energy acquired GET Water Solutions, a water-treatment-solutions firm backed by Clearwater Capital. The deal, estimated to be worth $8-12 million (Rs...

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Indore Municipal Corporation fines IndiGo for littering streets

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2017

Indore Municipal Corporation has fined IndiGo Airlines Rs 1,000 for throwing waste on the streets outside the airport. This is perhaps the first time a civic body has fined an airline for...

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