Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of dumping of industrial waste and construction debris, Gurgaon, Haryana, 21/08/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 21/08/2018. The applicant had approached NGT for direction to relocate the Solid Waste Plant (Bandhwari sewage treatment plant in Haryana's Gurgaon district) set up by M/s. Eco-green Energy at the instance of Municipal Corporation and the landfill site away from the Aravalli forest. National Green Tribunal had directed taking of steps for proper dumping of the waste and maintenance and an inspection conducted.

Judgement Date: 
21/08/2018
Tags:
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Waste Management, Aravalli Range, Gurgaon, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Landfill, Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Solid Waste

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding solid waste management in Delhi, 17/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: Outrage as Parents End Life After Child's Dengue dated 17/08/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
17/08/2018
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Delhi, Landfill, Supreme Court
Solid Waste

France to make unrecycled plastic bottles more expensive

France plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than bottles made from virgin plastic and will further tighten regulation on plastics use, a government minister said.

Publication Date: 
13/08/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, Solid Waste, Plastic, France, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, Landfill, Europe
Air Pollution

11-member panel to curb air pollution: Gujarat government

The state government on Thursday set up an 11-member committee to find out what's causing air pollution in the city and suggest ways to control it.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2018
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Landfill, Waste Disposal
Solid Waste

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding solid waste management, Delhi, 06/08/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: Outrage as Parents End Life After Child's Dengue dated 06/08/2018 regarding solid waste management.
 
Judgement Date: 
06/08/2018
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Delhi, Municipal Corporations, Landfill, Supreme Court
Solid Waste

90% municipal waste in Tamil Nadu dumped without processing

Barely 35,600 metric tonnes (MT) or a quarter of the 1.43 lakh MT of garbage generated daily in Indian cities gets processed.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2018
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Landfill, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Waste Management
Solid Waste

NEMA threatens to stop relocation of Nyeri Dumpsite

A grader graveling a section of Nyeri Town dumpsite where the County government want to set up the industrial park .The plans to relocate the dumpsite to Kieni Constituency within the County was me

Publication Date: 
23/07/2018
Standard Media (Kenya)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Landfill, Garbage, River Pollution, Kenya, Africa
Solid Waste

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding solid waste management in Delhi, 16/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/07/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi.

Report of the Central Empowered Committee has been filed before the Court by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Some of the observations and recommendations given by the CEC Report are the following:

Judgement Date: 
16/07/2018
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Delhi, Waste Management, Supreme Court, Waste To Energy, Landfill, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Compensatory Afforestation
Solid Waste

10 new biogas plants to put Delhi’s waste to good use, cut landfill fires

Under an ambitious project to manage the biodegradable waste, 10 biomethanation plants will be set up across the city to generate biogas that will generate electricity and enriched organic manure f

Publication Date: 
16/07/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Biogas, Biodegradable Waste, Landfill, Waste To Energy, Solid Waste, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Solid Waste

New study provides guidelines for more effective waste management

With possible issues rising from the combination of liquid and solid waste in landfills, a new study by Colorado State University researchers could lead to more effective landfill-based management

Publication Date: 
12/07/2018
PHYS
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Landfill, Scientists, Organic Waste

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