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A biogas plant has been built in Hyderabad, Telangana. The small-scale AD plant should process food waste from the Bowenpally market in Secunderabad. The plant should use a technology developed by the Indian Institute of…
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According to the source, the WtE plant by EcoGreen Energy in Bandhwari, Gurugram, is facing further delays. The plant is now expected to be operational by December 2024. Construction at the plant begun in December…
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Austria company Starlinger Group is to supply two PET bottle recycling lines to Indian plastics manufacturer Srichakra Polyplast. The recycling lines are to be delivered in early 2024. Srichakra Polyplast has already been operating a…
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The WtE plant in Bidadi, Karnataka, is now scheduled to start operations in October 2023. According to the source, civil works have been completed and the equipment is currently being assembled. The 11.5 MW plant…
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To ensure that electronic waste is managed in an organized way, the Karnataka state government is working on a strict separate policy. The new policy is supposed to be implemented as soon as possible, as…
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Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) can now purchase electricity through open access from a Waste to Energy in Pune by Antony Lara Renewable Energy (ALREPL), without paying surcharges. The permit has been granted by the…
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The State Cabinet has approved the proposal by oil and gas company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to develop a CBG plant at the Brahmapuram landfill in Kochi, Kerala. Initially, the plant should process 150…
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The recycling plant in Kesare, Karnataka, has been commissioned. It processes solid and wet waste. According to the source, the plant will initially process 50 tons of waste per day. The capacity is planned to…
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A 14.5 MW RDF incineration plant is about to open soon in Dundigal, Telangana. The facility has been set up at the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation’s treatment, storage and disposal facility. As SWI understands,…
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India-based Shakti Plastic Industries is launching a bottle-to-bottle HDPE/PP recycling plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The plant is supposed to provide sorting, cleaning, shredding, and melting of plastic waste which is to be converted into…
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The AD project in Barsana, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, by Adani Total Gas is currently in the construction phase. The CBG plant should treat an unspecified amount of agricultural waste to produce 42,000 nm³ daily. According…
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The Parag Dairy AD plant in Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is operating at full capacity. The plant, developed by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), should treat 100 tpd of cow dung and produce 4,000…
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Indian company Gruner Renewable Energy is constructing a new AD plant in Lasanpur, Samudrapur, Maharashtra. The plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2023 and should treat 50 tpd of napier grass,…
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Indian gas company Adani Total Gas and multinational conglomerate company Reliance industry have reached an agreement for the construction of 10 CBG plants across India. The companies intend to build five plants within the following…
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A new source provides more detailed information on the waste processing plants at the Kodungaiyur dump yard, planned by the Greater Chennai Corporation, according to The Hindu. The site is to include an MRF to…
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The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published a strategic plan including the construction of 15,205 small-scale biogas plants. This target is defined within phase II of the National Bioenergy Program. The…
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According to a new source, the five new RDF plants planned by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Telangana, are all to be operational by the end of 2024. Currently, there is only one plant…
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According to the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister of Telangana, three new C&D waste processing plants are planned to be set up in the state. They are to be located in Nalgonda, Sangareddy, and…
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In the municipality of Delhi, three AD plants are operational for a testing phase. The plants are located in Goyla, Gogha, and Nangli and should have a processing capacities of 200 tpd of livestock manure…
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Delhi-based e-waste recycler Prometheus Recycling is about to put its e-waste recycling plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, into operation. The recycling plant is said to recycle up to 30,000 metric tonnes of e-waste per year.…
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently visited the landfill sites at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa to assess the progress of waste remediation and disposal efforts. The Lt. Governor expressed satisfaction with the increased pace of…
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In an effort to prevent the discharge of solid waste into the Ganges river, the government plans to geo-tag drains along its course. This geo-tagging will allow for effective monitoring and control of waste disposal.…
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Maharashtra’s urban development department has received detailed project reports from 28 cities, including Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, and Solapur, regarding the cleanup of old landfill sites. These cities account for approximately 80% of the total…
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In a recent review of waste management in Chandigarh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) emphasized the need for decentralized wet waste composting, proper disposal of dry waste in various locations, and the development of pond…
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Nashik Waste Management (NWMPL) has inaugurated a new plastic-to-fuel plant, with a ballistic separator. The plant will process 5 tonnes of plastic waste each day. The ballistic separator reportedly has a capacity of 250 tpd,…
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Circular Kolkata Alliance has launched ‘Circular on Wheel’, a battery-operated cart that collects e-waste from doorsteps in Kolkata and recycles them at designated material recovery facilities for segregation. The initiative aims to promote circular economy…
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The councillors of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation unanimously rejected a proposal to set up an integrated solid waste management plant at Dadumajra, stating that they would not approve the proposal unless the UT Mayor or any…
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The Gurugram district wildlife department has written to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) about the leachate from the Bandhwari landfill polluting water bodies in the Aravalli forests, posing a significant threat to animal life.…
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An all-party meeting is scheduled by the Kalamassery municipality in Kerala to address the waste management problem. During the meeting, participants will deliberate on a proposal to approach the district collector for permission to transport…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Ludhiana authorities to remove waste from multiple locations and transport it to assigned waste processing sites. Additionally, the tribunal has directed the joint committee of the Punjab Pollution…
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The Indore City Government has announced the set up of a Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The facility is planned to process 200 tpd of waste. The planned construction was…
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The Bihar government has been fined Rs 4,000 crore by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its inadequate management of solid and liquid waste. The NGT ordered the amount to be deposited in a ring-fenced…
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The WtE project at the Bhagtanwala landfill in Amritsar, Punjab, is reportedly threatened by a property dispute and the omission of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to issue a non-objection certificate (NOC) to…
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India-based natural gas distribution company Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) plans to expand its business activities to compressed biogas (CBG). Also, the company reportedly wants to invest in the electric vehicle market and in liquified natural…
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On 30 April 2023, the grace period of 30 days for the completion of biomining and capping activities at the Njeliyanparamba WtE project in Kozhikode, Kerala, has reportedly ended. The deadline was issued by Kozhikode…
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The Kerala government and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) have agreed, in principle, to set up a plant in Kochi to process waste and produce compressed biogas. The decision was made in a meeting attended…
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The Madurai Corporation is planning to build a construction and demolition waste processing plant at the Vellaikal dumping yard, which will be able to process 100 tonnes of waste per day. The estimated cost of…
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The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) southern zonal bench has expressed displeasure over the delay in removal of burnt waste, plastic, and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from the Brahmapuram dumpsite in Kochi. Meanwhile, the fiasco at Kochi…
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To mitigate the negative impact of plastic waste on coastlines, the forest department and district administration have established special check posts in Ervadi. The Ramanathapuram district is known for its rich biodiversity, including five bird…
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Kolkata has inaugurated its first Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant, spanning across 5 acres in New Town with a capacity of 1600 tonnes per day. The facility is being operated by Re Sustainability…
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The Noida and Greater Noida authorities in India have signed separate agreements with the National Thermal Power Corporation and Indo Environ Integrated Solutions to set up a mega waste-to-energy plant on 30 acres of land…
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The Hyderabad State Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development has announced plans for an expansion of the Waste to Energy plant in Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad. The plant’s capacity is reportedly expected to increase from currently…
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The Indian government intends to shift national fuel consumption to renewable fuels and CBG. To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative.…
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has stated that there is no 100% biodegradable plastic available in India, despite claims made by some companies for marketing purposes. Any such claims or ‘greenwashing’ are considered misleading…
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Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has directed Delhi’s urban local bodies to shut down all dhalaos in the city and replace them with material recovery facilities (MRFs) by December 2024 to ensure proper waste segregation. The…
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San Diego, California-based WtE project developer Astra Energy has recently formed a joint venture with Astra Regreen India (ARI) for equipment sale and plant installations. ARI should hold the rights for sales, marketing, and distribution…
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An update has been published on the AD plant in Shahanshahpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, which has been in operation since 2021. The plant’s processing rate was reportedly increased from 55 tpd of cow manure to…
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Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has planned to set up a hydrogen extraction plant for solid waste. The facility to be set up in Hadapsar Industrial Area is expected to produce 10 tpd of hydrogen from…
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The Indian Ministry of Finance announced plans to build 500 new AD plants across the country, of which 75 are to be build in urban areas. Most of the urban plants should be build in…
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Ecogreen, the solid waste management concessionaire of the city, has written to MCG commissioner PC Meena requesting the release of pending payments of Rs 58.9 crore. Ecogreen has threatened to stop door-to-door waste collection and…
