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The Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology (Cipet), a leading institute specializing in plastic technology, plans to establish five circular economy or plastic waste management centers as pilot projects in five cities. Four of…
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The Goa Panchayat department has allocated Rs 10.83 crore to the 191 Gram Panchayats for waste management in the last five years. However, most GPs claim that this fund is insufficient and that they must…
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The Rudraprayag District Administration in Uttarakhand and Recykal has implemented a Digital Deposit Refund System. Recykal also won the Digital India Awards 2022 in the category of ‘Digital Initiatives in Collaboration with Startups’ for the initiative. Tourists/citizens…
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A new plastics recycling centre in Jammu will begin operations next month, according to Mr Hardeep Singh Mankotia – Chairman, Swacch Bharat Mission Standing Committee, Jammu Municipal Corporation. Speaking exclusively to SolidWasteIndia as part of…
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In India, the bioplastics market appears to be expanding rapidly. Producers are increasingly making claims about plastic material that is ‘bio-based,’ ‘compostable,’ or ‘biodegradable’ in nature. In India, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and…
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The integrated solid waste processing plant at Dadumajra is finally expected to begin construction this month. The new plant, with a capacity of 600 tonnes per day, will include three facilities: one for dry waste,…
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Over the last six years, the Horticulture Department Kashmir has distributed 3661 vermicompost units to farmers in order to recycle organic material into rich and usable soil. From 2014-16 to 2020-21, 2553 are covered by…
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Despite opposition from residents in the surrounding areas, the Centre’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) has recommended granting environmental clearance for the expansion of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant in south Delhi. The Jindal Group-owned Timarpur-Okhla Waste…
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced its second edition of Water & Solid Waste Expo 2023 scheduled from 16 to 18 February 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This would be a co-located event alongside CII’s 25th…
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Mercedes-Benz Energy has signed an agreement with battery recycler Lohum Cleantech for supplying second-life batteries. Under the deal, Lohum has committed to lifting a minimum of 50 MWh across multiple second-use modules annually from Mercedes-Benz…
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Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has collaborated with The Green Billions (TGBL) to manage waste and convert it into usable green hydrogen. Variate Pune Waste to Energy Private Ltd, a special purpose vehicle or subsidiary of…
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As part of a joint initiative with the Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation, waste management firm Urbaser-Sumeet has released a pamphlet on waste segregation in Braille. “On account of World Braille Day, a Waste Segregation Awareness…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has formed a five-member team of officials and residents to monitor waste operations at defunct material recovery facilities (MRFs) at Ullawas village in Sector 61. MCG officials said they…
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The Karnataka government has given the green signal to GAIL Gas Limited (CGL) to build a compressed biogas (CBG) plant on an 18-acre BBMP plot of land in Mandur on the outskirts of Bengaluru. GAIL…
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The Bhatinda Municipal Corporation has decided to implement a waste management monitoring system based on QR codes. This low cost technology will help digitize information on waste pickup for around 75,000 residences within municipal borders.…
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The BMC is preparing to address the issue of construction waste removal proactively. A request for proposals has been made by the Solid Waste Management (SWM) division to hire 16 JCB machines, 35 dumpers, and…
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Greetings to all our readers! As we begin a new year, it is essential to reflect on the state of waste management in India and the progress made in recent times. Waste management continues to…
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Nine institutions, including PGIMER, Punjab University (PU), and Punjab Engineering College (PEC) received notices from the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation for violating the Solid Garbage Management Rules, 2016, and Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws, 2018, as bulk…
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The Noida Authority’s attempt to engage a company to recycle approximately 60 tonnes of flower waste produced each month has yielded no result. According to Noida officials, no company has responded to the Expression of…
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The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has threatened to take legal action against the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) due to recurrent incidents of waste burning in different residential areas. MPCB reportedly sent PMC several notices,…
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Meghalaya will not have to pay an environmental penalty of Rs 109 cr because the state has already committed to the necessary amounts for the management of solid and liquid waste, said the NGT. An…
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Haryana’s Minister of Urban Local Bodies (ULB), Dr. Kamal Gupta has launched the construction of India’s largest waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Gurugram. Waste management concessionaire, Ecogreen Energy, will build a 25 MW waste-to-energy plant at Bandhwari…
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According to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s audit report, the Environment Ministry’s lack of an action plan prevented the successful implementation of India’s Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has stopped disposing of fresh municipal waste in the Okhla landfill ever since the Tehkhand Waste to Energy (WTE) plant began operations a couple of months ago. Each day, the…
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The Tamil Nadu police have established a special unit to keep an eye on medical trash being dumped in Tennessee from Kerala. According to a press release from state police headquarters, “South zone police have…
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Renewable energy firm Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has said that its entire operating capacity is now zero-waste-to-landfill certified. It has received the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) certification for 100 percent of its operating…
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The Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) and TERI School of Advanced Studies have joined hands to establish IPCA Centre for Waste Management and Research (ICWMR) which was inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr. Prashant Gargava, Member Secretary, Central…
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Ahead of the forthcoming Municipal Corporation elections, the Punjab government has said it will spend Rs 2.67 crore to dispose of solid waste and other works in Jalandhar. Dr Nijjar said the department would hire…
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The Navi Mumbai municipal commissioner Rajesh Narvekar inspected the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Treatment Project in Turbhe and directed the Solid Waste Management (SWM) department to make the project fully operational at the earliest.…
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Four circular economy parks are being considered in Maharashtra and the state is preparing to create its own circular economy park policy. Leading recyclers, policymakers, business executives, SPCB, IITs, civil society organizations, and experts were…
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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has formally recognized the importance of zero-waste initiatives and proclaimed 30 March as the International Day of Zero Waste, to be observed annually beginning in 2023. The International Day of Zero Waste aims to…
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Adani Cement has unveiled its waste management arm “Geoclean” with a renewed focus on building a circular economy and conserving natural resources. Formerly known as ‘Geocycle’, Geoclean will have a renewed focus on offering sustainable…
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Nearly 644 tonnes of green waste was collected from Chennai after Cyclone Mandous. The waste will be delivered to processing facilities for recycling and other uses. Cyclone Mandous made landfall close to Chennai on Friday…
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The Greater Chennai Corporation intends to boost its current bio-CNG processing capacity of 200 tpd to 1,700 tpd. Speaking at the Tamil Nadu Climate Summit 2022 on achieving the state’s goal of emission reduction through…
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The Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply on December 8, informed the Rajya Sabha of the various initiatives his government is taking to formalize…
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The Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar Municipal Corporation, Mr Jaspreet Singh, has established a three-member panel to implement solid waste management in accordance with the guidelines announced by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate…
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According to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), by failing to develop any strategy or policy for the safe disposal of waste or by failing to collect user fees from the generators, the…
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The Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) which is organizing its 10th International Material Recycling Conference in Kerala from February 2-4, has issued a call for entries on innovative recycling business ideas. The IMRC Awards…
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The Jharkhand cabinet has approved spending Rs 136 crore to remove 82 thousand metric tonnes of waste that has accumulated over the past 22 years in the Jhiri dumpyard, which spans 40 acres. A Waste…
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Three months after the Supertech twin towers in Noida were demolished, about 60 percent of the construction and demolition (C&D) waste has been removed from the site, even though the final day to collect the…
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The Greater Chennai Corporation plans to implement a number of programmes to completely process municipal solid garbage in Chennai. According to a Corporation representative, they are looking into the feasibility of constructing two 500-tpd high-capacity…
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Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has appointed Suritex Pvt Ltd to collect, transport, and recycle e-waste. The NMC will offer incentives to encourage citizens to deposit their e-waste with the company. The e-waste collection will be…
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The seventh edition of the International Conference on Waste to Worth was held in New Delhi on November 30. The theme of the conference was ‘Moving Towards a Circular Economy Through Innovative 3R Approaches.’ The…
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The Maharashtra government in India has decided to partially roll back its plastic ban policy, allowing all single-use items made of compostable plastic and bags made of polypropylene of not less than 60 grams per…
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The 7th edition of the CII’s International Conference on Waste to Worth recognized the efforts of 13 outstanding Indian companies and start-ups and 2 Municipal Corporations (MCs) with CII 3R Awards 2022. Blue Planet Environment…
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The National Green Tribunal has fined Nagaland ₹200 crores in environmental compensation for allegedly failing to manage solid and liquid waste. “We levy a compensation of ₹200 crores on the State on the polluter pays…
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The proposed waste-to-energy plant in Narela-Bawana must be set up in accordance with government guidelines, according to a directive from the National Green Tribunal to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. A bench led by Chairperson…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has chosen 8 acres of land in Sihi, Faridabad to build a waste-to-methanol plant worth Rs 200 crores, where 500 tonnes of waste will be converted to 50 kiloliters…
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The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is hosting a one-day National Conclave to release its latest report, The Plastic Life-cycle. A pool of domain experts from the government, industry, research institutes, municipal administrations, and…
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In an effort to cut down on the amount of textile waste dumped in landfills, Arvind Ltd. and PurFi Global have formed a collaborative venture. Arvind is one of India’s biggest integrated textile and branded…
