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E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN study

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2017

Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the...

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Subject Tags: e-waste , waste management

Delhi L-G seeks deadline from municipal corporations to make waste-to-energy plants operational

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2017

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed the municipal corporations to give in writing, when the upcoming waste-to-energy plants in the city’s landfill sites will become operational....

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Govt hospital flouting norms on waste disposal in Andhra Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2017

Government General Hospital (GGH) here catering to patients from Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor and Anantapur districts and erstwhile Mahbubnagar district in Telangana State, has violated medical...

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P&G's Head & Shoulders Launches World's First Recyclable Shampoo Bottle Made with Beach Plastic

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 23, 2017

Today, at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, The Procter & Gamble Company announced that Head & Shoulders (H&S), the world’s #1 shampoo brand, will...

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Waste bins to double by February 1 in Odisha

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 23, 2017

The civic body will install 3,600 dustbins at 1,800 locations across the city to ensure better waste management and a cleaner city.

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Unilever commits to 100 per cent recyclable plastic by 2025

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2017

Unilever, the maker of ubiquitous food, personal care and home brands such as Knorr soups, Dove soap and Domex on Saturday committed to ensuring that 100 per cent of the plastic packaging in its...

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National Green Tribunal cracks green whip on Puri

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2017

The eastern zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal today passed several strictures to improve the environment of Puri.

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Saketh in Hyderabad achieves 100% waste segregation

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 18, 2017

For perhaps the first time in Hyderabad, a vehicle of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) carrying completely segregated dry waste and another carrying only green waste reached the...

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E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN study

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2017

Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the...

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Allow projects only if they have waste management plan: NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2017

Any development project, which is bound to generate waste and sewage, should not be granted clearance unless its plan provides for proper collection, processing and disposal of sewage and...

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