Hazardous Waste

Japan's Tepco gets slapped with new U.S. lawsuit over Fukushima

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings said on Thursday it has been hit with another lawsuit filed in a U.S.

Publication Date:

25/08/2017

Source: Reuters

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Hazardous Waste, Nuclear Accidents, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants, Compensation, United States Of America (US), Health Effects, Environment

Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on whether cellular service providers using generator sets along with towers come under "industrial plant", 24/08/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharti Infratel Ltd. Vs Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 24/08/2017 on whether cellular service providers using generator sets along with towers come under "industrial plant".

Judgement Date:

24/08/2017

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Internet, Telecommunication, Madhya Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hazardous Waste, Air Act 1981, Industry

Environment

Crackdown aims at pollution in recycling industry

China is taking steps to standardise its solid waste recycling industry, which despite being a burgeoning green sector has stoked environmental concerns due to reckless expansion.

Publication Date:

21/08/2017

Source: Eco Business

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Environment, Industrial Pollution, China, Waste Recycling, Industry, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Pollution, Asia

Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding bio-medical waste treatment facilities of nursing homes and hospitals in Puducherry, 18/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Puducherry Environment Protection Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/08/2017 regarding bio-medical waste treatment facilities of nursing homes and hospitals in Puducherry. The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee shall take appropriate action in accordance with law if the directions are not complied and shall submit a report before
the Tribunal on the details of the action taken.

Judgement Date:

18/08/2017

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Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Pondicherry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Environment

Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect

A ground-breaking global convention on mercury today goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health da

Publication Date:

17/08/2017

Source: Big News Network

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Environment, Heavy Metals, Mercury, UNEP, Health Effects, Pollution, Mining, Hazardous Waste

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding indiscriminate use and dumping of plastic waste, Delhi, 10/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs. Govt. of NCT & Others dated 10/08/2017 regarding indiscriminate use and dumping of plastic waste, Delhi.

Judgement Date:

10/08/2017

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Plastics, Hazardous Waste, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Solid Waste

Recommendations for long term action plan for solid waste management in Delhi

The High Court accepted recommendations of this expert committee report on long term action plan for waste management for Delhi and asked the municipal corporations of Delhi (MCDs) to submit waste management rules within two weeks.

Publication Date:

02/08/2017

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Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Court, Delhi, Hazardous Waste, Biodegradable Waste, Non Biodegradable Waste, Landfill, Urban Sanitation, Municipal Corporations

Industry

Increasing the use of alternative fuels at cement plants: international best practice

This report provide a summary of international best practice experience in the cement sector and focus on specific technical measures that could be implemented by cement plants to reduce their operating costs and improve their carbon footprints.

Publication Date:

01/08/2017

Source: International Finance Corporation

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Alternative Fuels, Cement Industry, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Waste, Biomass, Municipal Wastes, Municipal Solid Waste, Sewage, Wastewater, India, Global

Hazardous Waste

UK threatens to return radioactive waste to EU without nuclear deal

Brexit department warns EU counterparts it will ‘return waste to its country of origin’ if an agreement on nuclear cooperation cannot be reached

Publication Date:

20/07/2017

Source: Guardian (UK)

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Hazardous Waste, Radioactive Waste, United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU), Nuclear Waste, Germany, Italy, Sweden

Solid Waste

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

Plastics have outgrown most man-made materials and have long been under environmental scrutiny. However, robust global information, particularly about their end-of-life fate, is lacking. By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, we present the first global analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured. We estimate that 8300 million metric tons (Mt) as of virgin plastics have been produced to date.

Publication Date:

19/07/2017

Author(s): Roland Geyer, Jenna R. Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law

Source: Science Advances

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1-5

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