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Recycling
Union Minister targets office files in cleanliness campaign

Union Minister targets office files in cleanliness campaign

Union Minister of Earth Sciences Mr Jitendra Singh has launched a special campaign focussing on cleanliness, including disposal of scrap and reducing pendency in government departments. Singh began the campaign by disposing of e-waste at…

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India’s waste and scrap import up by 76%

India’s waste and scrap import up by 76%

According to an industry report released earlier this week, India’s import of waste and scrap materials has increased by 76% in value terms to USD 12.5 billion in 2020-21 from USD 7.1 in 2014-15. According…

Recycling
‘Will build vehicle recycling facilities within 150 km of metros’

‘Will build vehicle recycling facilities within 150 km of metros’

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that India has the potential to become a vehicle scrapping hub in South Asia. The Minister for Road Transport & Highways shared his vision to create at least one…

E-Waste
Civic bodies ramp up efforts to collect e-waste from households

Civic bodies ramp up efforts to collect e-waste from households

Various civic bodies across the country are seeing positive results for their plastic and electronic waste collection drives from households and industrial areas. Now, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has finalised a private contractor…