Tag: solid waste

Mixed Waste
New solid waste recycling plant commissioned in Kesare

New solid waste recycling plant commissioned in Kesare

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…

News
Ambala Cant to get a new SWM plant

Ambala Cant to get a new SWM plant

A Jalandhar-based firm has been allotted the contract to construct a solid waste management plant, 10 km from the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Ambala Cantonment. The Cantonment Board will provide the land to…

Composting
New study concludes 50% of rural solid waste is organic

New study concludes 50% of rural solid waste is organic

A new study on the solid waste composition and various solid waste treatment technologies in the rural areas of India and other countries has found that the solid waste generated in rural areas comprisemore than…

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NGT: ‘Reduce solid waste which is polluting Mumbai mangroves’

NGT: ‘Reduce solid waste which is polluting Mumbai mangroves’

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Maharashtra authorities to come up with an action plan to reduce waste that is affecting mangrove forests and coastal wetlands along Mumbai. The state has been asked to…

Policy & others
UP govt to amend biofuel policy to promote green energy

UP govt to amend biofuel policy to promote green energy

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced it will promote the setting up of biofuel plants for augmenting the state’s green energy resources. UP Chief Minister Adityanath has instructed officials to revisit the UP Biofuel Policy 2018 for effecting suitable…

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Cyclone Amphan impacts garbage clearance in Kolkata

Cyclone Amphan impacts garbage clearance in Kolkata

Waste clearance in Kolkata is severely impacted following Cyclone Amphan last Wednesday. Huge trees felled by the cyclone blocked a lot of roads in the city making it impossible for vehicles to pass by. The…

Sorting/MBT
Pachchanady waste management plant to be upgraded

Pachchanady waste management plant to be upgraded

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has received administrative approval for an INR 12.56 crore project to upgrade its Pachchanady solid waste management plant. According to www.thehindu.com, the project entails the installation of two pre-sorting machines,…

Dehraden waste recycling plant may proceed

Almost 8 years after the Shishambara solid waste recycling plant was first proposed, the project might finally be realised. Reason for the delay was a petition by an individual that had stopped implementation of the…