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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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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…
Aafrin Kidwai
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) have announced the launch of an Inclusive Circular Economy project, which focuses on the end-to-end management of plastic waste by promoting the segregation…
Aafrin Kidwai
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…
Aafrin Kidwai
Chandigarh’s third material recovery facility (MRF) and garbage transfer station has been inaugurated at Sector 25, near Dadumajra. The first facility at 3 BRD and the second at the Industrial area, Phase I, are under…
Aafrin Kidwai
Haryana’s first material recovery facility (MRF), managed by Ecogreen Energy, has been inaugurated n Badshahpur, Gurugram. The facility has a capacity to process nearly 150 tonnes of garbage on a daily basis and can accommodate…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has directed waste concessionaire Ecogreen Energy to set up four material recovery facilities (MRFs), one in each zone of the city. The MCG commissioner Mr Mukesh Ahuja has said…
Aafrin Kidwai
Niti Aayog has suggested that urban local bodies (ULBs) could provide land to set up material recovery facilities (MRFs) to be used by various industries to set up infrastructure for efficient plastic waste management. In its…
Aafrin Kidwai
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), HDFC Bank and the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) are setting up a material recovery facility (MRF) to manage up to 300 metric tonnes of dry waste in the city every month.…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is planning to develop material recovery facilities (MRFs) for segregating waste. Currently, all the waste is taken to a secondary collection centre before being transported to the Bhandwari landfill.…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has inaugurated its fourth Swachhta Kendra, or Material Recovery Facilities, in Worli (G-South ward) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). The MRF…
Aafrin Kidwai
North Delhi Municipal Corporation has a new material recovery facility. Constructed under Zakhira Flyover, the facility can process up to 8 tonnes of waste per day. “Mechanised machinery, such as bailers, conveyor belt, and material…
Aafrin Kidwai
UP’s Meerut city has finally got its first Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Plant in-charge Saurabh Kumar Chaubey informed news agency ANI, “Entire garbage from city area is brought here, segregated and then treated for recycling.”…
Aafrin Kidwai
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…
Aafrin Kidwai
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is planning to implement a decentralised waste management system for proper disposal of solid waste in residential sectors of Greater Noida. Five clusters will be formed across all sectors…
Aafrin Kidwai
Patiala’s 55-year-old garbage dumping ground on Sanaur Road is finally being removed. The municipal corporation is hiring a firm to carry out scientific segregation of waste at the site. Patiala mayor Mr Sanjeev Sharma Bittu…
Aafrin Kidwai
With the extended lockdown halting the movement of non-biodegradable waste from Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) of local bodies Kerala, the local self-government department is working out solutions for treatment and disposal of rejects of non-biodegradable…
Aafrin Kidwai
Over a dozen Material Recovery Facility (MRF) centres will be set up in Greater Noida to manage waste by separating recyclable items from the dump for further use. The Times of India reports that only…
