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Solid waste management plant to get functional at Shekhupura village

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2017

fter seven months, the solid waste management plant at Shekhupura village is all set to get functional. The municipal corporation has hired an agency to get it working.

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Use Solid Waste In Constructing Highways: Delhi Governor

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017

Concerned over all three landfill sites in the national capital running out of their capacity, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has pitched for use of solid waste in constructing highways....

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Kolkata Environment Impact Investment Project's Second Phase To Start Soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017

The second phase of Kolkata Environment Impact Investment Project (KIIP) will start shortly, state Urban Development minister Firhad Hakim said on Thursday.

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Central Pollution Control Board proposes buffer zones around landfill sites

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2017

To prevent people living in areas around landfill sites from impact of high pollution from them, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has now proposed guidelines to keep and maintain a...

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Odisha capital city Bhubaneswar readies steps to address e-waste burden

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 20, 2017

After solid waste management, it is now e-waste as the No. 1 Smart City and Temple City is coming under the ambitious Eco-Cities programme, in which, efficient and scientific handling of e-waste...

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NGT pulls up states for not giving action plan on Municipal Solid Waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2017

Most of the states on Tuesday faced the ire of the National Green Tribunal for not complying with its order directing them to file detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW)...

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Chinese company to manage solid waste of Lucknow

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 18, 2017

Solid waste management of the city would go to a Chinese company soon. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to replace Jyoti Envirotech – the company responsible for door to door...

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District admin to collect plastic, e-waste from government offices in Thiruvananthpuram

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 9, 2017

Massive collection of plastic and e-waste will be initiated in government offices in the district as part of Haritha Keralam mission. Suchitwa Mission will collect plastic and e-waste based on...

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A tiny town in West Bengal is turning waste into piles of wealth

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 14, 2016

A 163-year-old municipality administering a small town in West Bengal has shown the world how to manage solid waste in an eco-friendly way, potentially giving urban planners and administrators...

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Roads made from plastic waste on the way for Pune

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 13, 2016

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has found a way to channel plastic waste, by laying a road made of trash. The construction of such a road began on Monday at the 150-metre stretch of Bhagwat...

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