Tag: municipal solid waste

Biogas
SDMC signs MoU with IGL for biogas from MSW

SDMC signs MoU with IGL for biogas from MSW

Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to establish waste to energy plant in Delhi to convert Municipal Solid Waste into Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) for use…

Sorting/MBT
NAFED to begin work on Jammu MSW facility

NAFED to begin work on Jammu MSW facility

Agricultural cooperative NAFED has laid the foundation stone of a municipal solid waste (MSW) processing plant of 350 tpd capacity in Jammu. Expected to cost Rs 80 crore, the project is expected to be completed…

News
New report highlights India’s leading role in sustainable aviation fuel production

New report highlights India’s leading role in sustainable aviation fuel production

A new report from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum (WEF) has hailed India’s deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), underlining that India is well-positioned to lead global efforts to produce clean fuels for aviation.…

Policy & others
Kerala: State Monitoring Committee gives poor SWM rating to many local bodies

Kerala: State Monitoring Committee gives poor SWM rating to many local bodies

The Kerala State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given a poor rating to a large number of local bodies within the state for their solid waste management efforts.…

Medical
Routine solid waste sent to incinerators along with biomedical waste puts strain on treatment facilities

Routine solid waste sent to incinerators along with biomedical waste puts strain on treatment facilities

Cities across the country are reporting how the disposal of routine solid waste mixed with COVID-19 waste such as personal protection equipment (PPE), gloves and masks from quarantine centres, has put a massive strain on their…

Waste to Energy
New WtE plant planned in Jaipur

New WtE plant planned in Jaipur

The city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, has announced plans for a new WtE plant in Langdiyawas, according to the Economic Times. Currently, the city converts its MSW into compost, and the remaining amounts into RDF. According…

Waste to Energy
Update on Noida WtE project

Update on Noida WtE project

According to government officials, around 15 private companies have already expressed their interest in the Noida WtE project. The local bodies already reviewed those applications until 7 October 2017 and are still in the process…

Country with plans to found central WtE corporation

The Indian Government plans to intensify efforts in municipal solid waste management, Daily Kashmir Images reports. The Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India ) has drawn a broader framework with a three-year action agenda…

Bhubaneswar WtE project faces hurdles with waste segregation

After facing an undue delay already, Bhuasuni’s Municipal Solid Waste facility has to deal with another problem, the New Indian Express reports.. The plant should treat biodegradable, combustible and recyclable content of the solid waste.…

MoEF allegedly accepts plasma gasification pyrolysis

India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) was said to have classified plasma pyrolysis as an accepted incineration process for biomedical and municipal solid waste. As stated, India currently has 11 plasma pyrolysis units, all…