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With population on rise, Greater Noida takes multipronged approach to manage wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2020
Anticipating an exponential population growth in the next decade, the Greater Noida Authority has adopted a multipronged strategy for solid waste management. Officials hope the new strategy will... Read more.. Subject Tags: recycling , solid waste management |
2021: New deadline for 100% door-to-door waste collectionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 23, 2020
The state government on Thursday approved a new solid waste management (SWM) policy and strategy, which set 2021 as the deadline for segregation of waste at source and 100% door-to-door... Read more.. Subject Tags: door-to-door waste collection , India , Karnataka State Government , solid waste management |
QR Code Based House to House Garbage Collection Begins at Mangaluru Smart CityBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2020
The Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has recently begun the implementation of its QR code-based Solid Waste Management System (SWMS), which is set to cover... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , solid waste management |
Uttarakhand govt starts process of setting up six plants for generating electricity from solid wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2020
Working towards better solid waste management, the Uttarakhand government has now started working on the process of generating electricity from solid waste in the state. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: solid waste management , waste to energy plant |
REC commits Rs 24 crore to Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable TrustBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 8, 2020
State-owned REC on Tuesday said it has committed a financial assistance of Rs 23. 52 crore to Shri Kedarnath... Read more.. Subject Tags: solid waste management |
Burnt and dumped': Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Unilever and Nestlé plastics waste fuelling climate changeBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 31, 2020
A new report by international development and relief agency Tearfund claims that single-use bottles, sachets and packets produced by the companies are being burnt in developing countries at an alarming rate and contributing to the climate crisis in the process. The Burning... Read more.. Subject Tags: Coca-Cola Co. , Nestlé Group , PepsiCo , plastics pollution , solid waste management , Unilever |
Concern over waste management in rural areasBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 23, 2019
Piled-up garbage in residential areas and conservancy workers setting fire to it is a common sight in many places located on the city outskirts where disposal of solid waste continues to be a concern. Rapid growth in households led to development of residential areas on the... Read more.. |
Bio-methanation plant commissioned in CoimbatoreBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2019
In yet another addition to measures taken to process solid waste, the city on Saturday got a bio-methanation plant, thanks to funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Swiss Federal Councillor and Head, Federal Department of Environment, Transport and... Read more.. |
Dabur launches Plastic Waste Collection drive with East Delhi Municipal CorporationBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2019
Moving forward on its commitment towards becoming a Plastic Waste Neutral Company by 2021, India’s largest Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Limited today Joined hands with East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to launch a unique Plastic Waste Collection drive in the... Read more.. |
State govt looks to adopt Japanese tech for converting waste to energyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019
The state Municipal Affairs department will explore Japanese technology for conversion of solid waste to energy, with all the landfill sites across the state overburdened with wastes. "The people in our country and those in Japan have different food habits but I have learnt... Read more.. |