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The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bengaluru civic body (BBMP) to submit measures taken to ensure the segregation of biomedical waste generated from homes where Covid-19 patients are in isolation as well as that…
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Anticipating that no bidders are likely to qualify for setting up of the solid waste management facility at Bainguinim, the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) may relax the criteria for bidders and float a fresh…
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After years of discussions and debate, a special monitoring committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal has decided to bioremediate nearly 8-lakh metric tons of garbage at the Wariana village along the Kapurthala road, Jalandhar.…
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The Rs 1,100 crore Deonar waste-to-energy plant proposal has been cleared by the BMC standing committee. The contract was allotted to the lowest bidder-Chennai M S W Pvt Ltd, without any discussion in the standing…
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The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to approach the district administration and Maharashtra state government for a piece of land in order to set up a waste processing unit and manage waste scientifically. At…
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Garbage contractors in Bengaluru are demanding that outstanding bills worth Rs 360 crore must be paid immediately by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), or else they will stop garbage collection from November 5. Mr…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) Solid Waste Management Department and The Ugly Indian, a group of anonymous volunteers who work to keep the city clean, are collaborating to identify locations to set up garbage…
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The CII’s International Waste to Worth Conference saw pertinent discussions among national and international waste experts on a range of issues. As official media partners for the event, Solid Waste India has been bringing you exhaustive coverage…
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The Confederation of India Industry (CII) in association with Technology Development Board, GoI and supported by Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affair, GoI is organizing the International Conference and Exhibition on Waste…
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The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC)’s recent online solution for public feedback regarding waste collection by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is resulting in tough action. The contracts of six NGOs have been already terminated on the basis…
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The Bombay High Court has allowed the Pune Municipal Corporation to access dumping sites at Phursungi and Uruli Devachi on an undertaking that it will conduct biomining activities only – and not dump unprocessed garbage.…
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Karnal has acquired 40 new tippers and 2 JCBs under the Smart City Project. The Municipal Corporation has a total of 90 new tippers, with 4 tippers allotted to each ward as compared to two…
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Waste processing work undertaken by the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) will be partially affected over the next few days following a major fire at its new 200 metric tonne capacity plant at Dalvinagar in Ambegaon…
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Work on Kerala’s first waste-to-energy (WtE) plant at Njeliyanparamba, Kozhikode has begun. The WtE plant is being set up on 12.67 acres of Corporation land by Zonta Infratech Private Limited. The ₹250-crore project is expected…
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The day-long CII International Waste to Worth Conference on Friday saw a series of engaging discussions by industry stalwarts on various topics revolving around the theme of “Achieving a circular economy through the 3Rs.” In…
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The CII’s International Waste to Worth Conference saw a line-up of high profile speakers from the waste sector share their views on “Achieving a Circular Economy through 3R Techniques.” The first session on “Glocal Models…
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The CII 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Awards were announced during the International CII Waste to Worth Conference on Friday. The Awards are designed to recognise the efforts of companies who have set benchmarks in three…
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The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) is exhorting citizens to participate in handling domestic waste on their own by offering 50% rebate in SWM cess levied with property tax and in trade license. The MCC will…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has intensified its crackdown measures on solid waste management violations. From June 1- October 27, the civic authority has collected Rs 75 lakh as fines. Sarfaraz Khan, joint commissioner…
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The Vapi Nagarpalika in Gujarat has informed the NGT that 50 tonnes of waste is generated every day within its municipality limits. Following a complaint of improper waste management, the civic body has reported that…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to look into the issue of availability of suitable land for solid waste management at Ranikhera in north west…
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Delhi has a new biogas plant at the Ghazipur landfill site. The plant holds a capacity to treat 15 tonnes of waste in a day producing 1500 units of energy daily. The plant will manage…
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A Smart Garbage Monitoring System is being developed by the state-run electronics enterprise Keltron for waste management in Kerala. The system, which will be implemented by the Haritha Keralam Mission through the Local Self Government…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has plans to establish 50 transfer stations where municipal solid waste collected from households can be directly dumped into portable compactors to be transported to waste processing plants. Five…
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The Karnataka government has approved the state’s Urban Solid Waste Management (SWM) Policy-2020 and the Urban Solid Waste Management Strategy-2020. The new policy sets an ambitious target of achieving 100% segregation at source of solid…
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Sanitation workers and garbage collectors in Chandigarh have announced an indefinite strike in the city from today. The door-to-door waste collectors have decided to support the strike call by the Safai Karamchari Union. They are…
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Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has resolved to go ahead with seven biomethanation plants at Sonsoddo. The decision was taken after a huge ruckus at a council meeting during which BJP and Congress councillors alleged that…
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In a bid to further strengthen waste management system in the state, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved an Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster Project for the state. Under the first phase of…
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In a sector heavily dependent on unskilled informal workers, the use of sophisticated technology in recycling remains fairly limited. In this backdrop, Ahmedabad-based Ishitva Robotic Systems’ (IRS) success is notable. In August 2020, they were…
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Following an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in September, 2019, a committee comprising the Central Pollution Control Board and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has submitted its report on Pune’s Baner waste…
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Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) will form a development cell involving officials, members from the ruling and opposition parties to implement a waste segregation plan effectively in 60 wards of the city. A decision in this…
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Coimbatore’s Bharathiar University has been commissioned to study the characterization and quantification of solid waste that is generated in the city corporation limits. The environmental science department of the university has received the corporation’s nod…
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The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has filed a report before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the treatment of waste at its abandoned dump yard in Kureepuzha, Kollam. Most recently, the site was…
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Lonavla, the popular hill-station near Mumbai, has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it will treat legacy waste within the next few months. As per an affidavit filed by the Lonavla Municipal Council before…
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Isgec has won an order for setting up a 11.5 MW waste to energy plant for the Karnataka Power Corporation to be set up in Bidadi, an industrial hub located 32 km from Bengaluru. The…
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The CII’s International Conference on Waste to Worth on October 30 is barely two weeks away. This year, the conference will revolve around the theme ‘Achieving circular economy through innovative 3R techniques’. Through this event, the…
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After getting rid of nearly all the legacy waste dumped in its yard over the last three decades, the Koothattukulam municipality along the eastern border of the district is set to shift to a waste…
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The quantum of waste collected in Nagpur has reduced significantly, by more than a third, during the pandemic. As per data procured from Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) solid waste management department, waste collected in September…
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After several delays, a new construction and demolition plant will come up at Dhandari Kalan area. Built at the cost of approximately Rs 7.90 crore under the smart city mission. Request for proposal (RFP) for…
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The Global E-Waste Monitor identifies e-waste as the fastest growing waste stream in the world. India generated 3.2 million metric tonnes of e-waste in 2019 alone, making it the third-largest contributor to e-waste in the…
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The High Court of Karnataka has deplored the failure of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to prosecute public servants for not implementing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. A Division Bench said that…
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It’s the first major virtual exhibition in the Indian waste sector since the pandemic began. The Confederation of India Industry (CII), in association with the Technology Development Board, Government of India, and supported by Swachh Bharat…
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Coimbatore Corporation will soon commission five more micro compost centres (MCCs) to strengthen solid waste management in the city. The Corporation will start using the compost centres in Kavundampalayam dump yard, MGR wholesale vegetable market,…
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Four companies participated in the pre-bid meeting for the solid waste management plant at Bainguinim. A senior official said that bidders appreciated the tender document and sought relaxation in criteria for the bidding process and…
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Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have achieved 100 per cent door-to-door collection of solid waste, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has said. The Ministry said that both states shared the details in a review meeting…
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Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd is deploying customised Mercedes Benz trucks for waste collection as part of its ambitious secondary waste collection project for The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. “Gone are the days when citizens have…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad has instructed heads of all departments in the civic body not to take up any new projects or float tenders as the model code of…
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The Karnataka Power Corporations Limited (KPCL) will set up an 11.5 MW waste to energy (WTE) plant at the cost of Rs 260 crore in Bidadi in the next two years. The KPCL clarified that the plant…
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The Ghaziabad municipal corporation will finally begin work to clear legacy waste at its Indirapuram dumpsite, estimated to be about 150,000 tonnes. The Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) will fund the project that is estimated to…
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The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has issued an advisory to RWAs, Market Trader’s Associations (MTAs), hotels and clubs for managing their solid waste. The purpose is to match the quantity of waste being generated…
