Landfill

To promote the market for city compost in India, the Government of India came out with a fixed subsidy under its policy on promotion for city compost. But this failed due to lack of implementation and has seen very dispersed stakeholder participation. There is clearly a demand for city compost in the agrarian sector in India, but the acceptability of the product has been marred by poor quality and low return of investment.

Publication Date:

Feb 2019

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Tags:

Composting, Landfill, Urbanisation, India

Solid Waste

Charting the future of city compost

To promote the market for city compost in India, the Government of India came out with a fixed subsidy under its policy on promotion for city compost. But this failed due to lack of implementation and has seen very dispersed stakeholder participation. There is clearly a demand for city compost in the agrarian sector in India, but the acceptability of the product has been marred by poor quality and low return of investment.

Publication Date:

Feb 2019

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Tags:

Composting, Landfill, Urbanisation, India

Solid Waste

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

Soon, landfill site to have boundary wall, cameras

Step taken to ensure proper disposal of garbage

Publication Date:

01/02/2019

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Haryana, Landfill, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Waste Disposal, Solid Waste

Air Pollution

Study to identify pollutants affecting air quality in Delhi

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee in collaboration with a leading environment think-tank will undertake a pilot study to monitor the pollution level of Delhi-NCR dynamically and identify specif

Publication Date:

24/01/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Delhi, Air Quality Monitoring, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Landfill

Solid Waste

China starts new recycling drive as foreign trash ban widens

China plans to launch 100 new large-scale recycling “bases” by the end of next year, part of a campaign to make better use of its resources after extending a ban on foreign trash imports.

Publication Date:

15/01/2019

Source: Reuters

Tags:

China, Solid Waste, Landfill, Waste Recycling

Solid Waste

Calcutta landfill burning, city getting pollutant-rich smoke

The Dhapa dumping ground has been burning for nearly a month and the thick smoke billowing out of the site is making the city’s polluted air even more toxic.

Publication Date:

13/12/2018

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Kolkata, Municipal Corporation, Garbage, Landfill, Landfill Gas, West Bengal Pollution Control Board