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E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN studyBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste , waste management |
Delhi L-G seeks deadline from municipal corporations to make waste-to-energy plants operationalBy : 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.... Read more.. Subject Tags: waste management , waste to energy plants |
Govt hospital flouting norms on waste disposal in Andhra PradeshBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , waste management |
P&G's Head & Shoulders Launches World's First Recyclable Shampoo Bottle Made with Beach PlasticBy : 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... Read more.. |
Waste bins to double by February 1 in OdishaBy : 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. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Urban Development , waste management |
Unilever commits to 100 per cent recyclable plastic by 2025By : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: industry news , plastic waste , recycling , sustainability , Unilever , waste management |
National Green Tribunal cracks green whip on PuriBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2017
The eastern zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal today passed several strictures to improve the environment of Puri. ... Read more.. |
Saketh in Hyderabad achieves 100% waste segregationBy : 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... Read more.. |
E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN studyBy : 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... Read more.. |
Allow projects only if they have waste management plan: NGTBy : 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... Read more.. |