Composting

Black Soldier Fly biowaste treatment – Assessment of global warming potential

Cities of low and middle-income countries face severe challenges in managing the increasing amount of waste produced, especially the organic fraction.

Publication Date:

01/02/2019

Author(s): Adeline Mertenat, Stefan Diener, Christian Zurbrügg

Source: Waste Management

Vol:

84

pp:

173-181

Tags:

Waste Management, Indonesia, Composting, Landfill, Bio-Remediation, Landfill Gas, Green House Gases, Methane, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Carbon Dioxide

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a Decentralized Micro Composting Centre in Meyyanur Village, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, 28/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanju Monica Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 28/01/2019 regarding construction of a Decentralized Micro Composting Centre in Meyyanur Village falling under the Salem Corporation in Salem District. The project is stated to be located in the heart of the city o

Judgement Date:

28/01/2019

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Composting, Salem (D), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Tamil Nadu, Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

River Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules at Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 09/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namita Maniktala Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/01/2019 regarding compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 at Mandi in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal has noted in earlier orders that the solid waste was being dumped in the river Bias on account of non-compliance of the rules by the concerned municipal local bodies.

Judgement Date:

09/01/2019

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Mandi (D), Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Composting, Beas, Waste Disposal, River Pollution

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Resources recovery and reuse in sanitation and wastewater systems: options and investment climate in selected South and Southeast Asian countries

Properly managed sanitation systems and improved wastewater treatment are important for safeguarding environment and enhancing sustainable livelihoods in vast areas of South and Southeast Asian countries.

Publication Date:

01/06/2018

Author(s): Maksud Bekchanov, Pablo Evia

Source: Center for Development Research (ZEF)

Tags:

Sanitation, Organic Waste, Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, Biogas, Composting, Waste Management, Asia, India, Governance

Water Resources

Enabling environment for waste and wastewater recycling and reuse options in South Asia: the case of Sri Lanka

Mismanagement of waste and wastewater is a key reason behind the continuing environmental pollution and degrading livelihoods across the developing countries of South Asia such as Sri Lanka.

Publication Date:

01/11/2017

Author(s): Maksud Bekchanov

Source: Center for Development Research (ZEF)

Tags:

Wastewater Recycling, Composting, Waste Incineration, Biogas, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Waste Management

Sanitation

The economy in the toilet

Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertiliser, fuel and even food.

Original Source

Publication Date:

14/09/2017

Author(s): Chelsea Wald

Source: Nature

Vol:

549

pp:

146-148

Tags:

Sanitation, Africa, Waste Conversion, Ghana, Composting, Agricultural Inputs, Agriculture, Toilets, Sewage, Landfill

Solid Waste

Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Implementation of Policy on Promotion of City Compost

The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2016-17), present this Thirty Ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Thirty Fourth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2016-17) on the subject 'Implementation of

Publication Date:

10/08/2017

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Tags:

Composting, Landfill, Waste Management, Urbanisation, India, Farmers, Urban Environment, Chemical Fertilisers, Agriculture, Parliament

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the municipal solid waste management plant of Bathinda, Punjab, 04/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. Mall Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 04/08/2017 regarding the municipal solid waste management plant of Bathinda. NGT in its Order said that as a result of non-functioning of the plant, it is the public health and environment at large, which is the victim.

Judgement Date:

04/08/2017

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Bathinda, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Composting, Waste Management, Health Effects

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management in the State of Punjab, 11/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. Mall Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 11/07/2017 regarding collection and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste and other waste in the state of Punjab.

Judgement Date:

11/07/2017

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Waste To Energy, Composting, Jalandhar (T), Bathinda, Ferozpur (T), Municipal Corporations

Solid Waste