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STP to be must for new apartments with five or more houses: BengaluruBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 29, 2015
Newly constructed and upcoming apartment complexes having five or more houses must have mini sewage treatment plants (STPs), the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) decided at a meeting held in the first week of this month. The board had earlier decided... Read more.. |
Panvel Muncipal Corp. to revive non-operational bio-gas plant at a cost of 25L to light up 100 street lightsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2015
Panvel's street lights will soon be lit using bio-gas, as the municipal council is planning to restart the defunct bio-gas plant soon. PMC is planning to light up about 100 street lights by using a grant of Rs 25 lakh. The PMC chief officer Mangesh Chitale said, "... Read more.. |
Thane civic body mulls converting abattoir waste into energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2015
The civic body is working towards ensuring zero waste dumping by abattoirs, fish markets and poultry farms in the city by scientifically processing leftovers from these areas into producing energy or bio-products, officials said. As per the plan, Thane Municipal... Read more.. |
NGT clears NMC’s solid waste projectBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2015
National Green Tribunal (NGT), western zone bench, has cleared Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC's) municipal solid waste (MSW) to electricity project, thereby paving the way for its execution. NMC had earlier appointed Hanjer, which failed to execute it properly. On... Read more.. |
Six waste-to-energy plants to be set up under Swachch Bharat MissionBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 8, 2015
In a significant step towards generating power from garbage under the Swachch Bharat Mission, six waste-to-energy plants with installed capacity of about 74 MW will be commissioned next year including two in the national capital. “We have launched the waste-to-wealth... Read more.. |
1 year of Swachh Bharat: Cleanest and dirtiest cities in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 7, 2015
It’s a tale of two cities with contrasting ground realities: Mysore in Karnataka that has been adjudged the cleanest city in the country by a survey of the Union Urban Development ministry, and Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, which has been declared the dirtiest. So what does... Read more.. |
Kohler to pilot sanitation project for low-income homes in CoimbatoreBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 7, 2015
Top-end sanitaryware and bath works brand Kohler is known worldwide for its premium image. In the Indian market too, Kohler has a 40 per cent share in the premium end of the Rs. 8,000-crore sanitwaryware market, growing at twice the market growth of 14 per cent. But, what... Read more.. Subject Tags: Corporate Action , waste |
Portable Anaerobic Digestion Unit Ready For DemonstrationBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 7, 2015
What do we do with our food waste? It’s become the issue du jour lately as environmentalists, policy makers, and even chefs and restaurateurs take into account the fact that 40% of the food we produce goes to waste. If food’s still edible, than we want to figure out ways to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Technology , waste |
Haryana divides local bodies into clusters for solid waste managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 5, 2015
The Urban Local Bodies Department has decided to adopt an integrated approach from collection to disposal of solid waste in ULBs, an official spokesperson said here today. For this purpose, a single private agency would be given the responsibility of collection, source... Read more.. |
Coke, Walmart and others kick off $100m recycling fund with three new projectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 28, 2015
A consortium of 10 of the US’s largest corporations – including Walmart, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson – has announced three new projects designed to boost dismal recycling rates in the US. Just 34% of waste in the US is recycled, placing it well behind other... Read more.. |