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Ensure compliance of NGT directives: Manoj ParidaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2020
UT adviser Manoj Parida has directed the municipal corporation,... Subject Tags: Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) , India , sewage treatment , waste segregation |
Not all gas: Waste to turn into electricity, compost in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2019
Aiming to minimise the amount of garbage ending up at landfills, EDMC has initiated the trial run of its first biomethanation plant at Geeta Colony. Spread over 600 sq metres, the plant will consume 5,000kg of wet waste daily to generate 250-300 units of electricity and 750kg... Read more.. Subject Tags: biogas , composting , Municipal Corporation of Delhi , waste management , waste segregation , waste to energy plant |
Environment minister launches plastic waste mgmt programmeBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
Energy and environment minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy launched the plastic waste management programme at the Ajith Singh Nagar dumping yard in the city on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the state government is committed to making the state plastic... Read more.. |
NOIDA authority collaborates with HCL foundation for solid waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2019
The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) Monday entered into a pact with the HCL Foundation for solid waste management in the city, which generates around 600 metric tonnes of... Read more.. Subject Tags: environmental pollution , HCL Foundation , MoU , NOIDA , solid waste management , waste segregation |
Waste segregation mandatory in Ahmedabad from todayBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2018
From today the Ahmedabad municipal corporation (AMC) will only accept segregated waste. On the eve of the D-day on Sunday, 40,000 municipal employees — right from the municipal commissioner down to sanitation workers — got down on road, visited societies, 255 parks and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation , municipal waste , waste collection , waste segregation |
UP pollution board issues notices to 300 institutes for violation of waste management rulesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2018
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has issued notices to over 300 institutions— including schools, hospitals, hotels private colonies, government bodies and other commercial units... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , solid waste management , UP Pollution Board , waste disposal , waste management rules , waste segregation |
National Green Tribunal orders pan India audit on waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 23, 2018
Door-to-door collection and source segregation of garbage would be the top tick on the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) pan India audit on the performance of urban local bodies (ULBs). The audit... Read more.. Subject Tags: audit , India , National Green Tribunal (NGT) , solid waste management , waste segregation |
Segregate waste at source or face Delhi corporation fines of up to Rs 1LBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 22, 2018
The three municipal corporations of Delhi have issued a public notice saying wastemust be segregated at source and failure to segregate, treat and dispose of waste scientifically would allow the... Read more.. Subject Tags: fines , India , Municipal Corporation of Delhi , Swachh Bharat Mission , waste management , waste segregation |
Vijayawada to have its own e-waste collection pointBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2018
Over the years, segregating the e-waste generated in city has become a herculean task for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC). To overcome the problem, the civic body is in talks with Guntur-... Read more.. |
Waste management: Delhi facing 'emergency situation', says Supreme CourtBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2018
The Supreme Court today said that Delhi was facing an "emergency situation" due to mountains of garbage as it expressed dissatisfaction over the response of authorities on waste management.... Read more.. |