Landfill

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding permission to set up Waste to Energy Plant at the Kuberpur landfill site at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 22/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C.

Judgement Date:

22/02/2019

Tags:

Waste To Energy, Landfill, Agra (T), Court, Supreme Court, Air Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, Land Pollution

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

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

Water Pollution

Groundwater near landfills toxic: Study

CHANDIGARH: Waste dumped in landfill sites is contaminating surrounding groundwater in the Tricity, according to a PGI study published recently in an international journal.

Publication Date:

08/10/2018

Source: Times of India (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Mohali (D), Groundwater Pollution, Landfill, Chandigarh, Water Pollution

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of solid waste in the Vellalore dump yard and landfill site, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 03/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shri V. Eswaran, Coimbatore Vs. The District Collector, Coimbatore & Others dated 03/10/2018 regarding dumping of solid waste in the Vellalore dump yard and landfill site falling with the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation area which, as per the applicant, has been a cause of serious health hazard for the people of the area as the soil is getting contaminated due to leachate and the air pollution being caused by emission of foul smell.

Judgement Date:

03/10/2018

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Landfill, Coimbatore (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Municipal Corporations, Health Effects, Sanitary Landfill, Tamil Nadu