Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines discusses good practices for calculating investment and operating costs in the solid waste management sector illustrated through notional cost calculations for waste management functions and a combined waste management system.
Reply on behalf of state of Punjab through District Magistrate Bathinda in OA 413 of 2021 Bikramjit Singh Shergill Vs State of Punjab. The report was in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order dated December 20, 2023.
Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Ahmedabad Surat landfills among worst three methane hotspots in India" appearing in the Times of India dated 07.02.2024.
Due to scarcity of land and non-participation of bidder in the bidding process for construction of proposed fresh waste processing plant, the fresh waste processing plant at Barasat municipality has not been developed. Therefore, fresh waste from Barasat municipality has accumulated at Pramodnagar dump site which is "beyond control of the administration". The total quantity of waste to be processed at Pramodnagar/Rajivnagar site is 11 lakh MT.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues' dated 19/03/2024.
The matter is related to solid waste and sewage management in Assam.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Chinmay Das Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 18/03/2024. The matter related to contamination of groundwater around the dump site at Baliapanda, Puri, Odisha.
The Centre has introduced new guidelines for solid waste management in coastal aquaculture units to promote sustainable practices in the aquaculture sector. These instructions delineate protocols spanning from waste handling to prohibiting its burning.