Mumbai, September 4 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up a Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling facility on the premises of Deonar dumping ground soon. According to the sources, the plant will be operational in the next two years. Interestingly, the construction waste will be recycled to make building tiles, bricks and paver blocks.

Say no: Corporation officials distributing pamphlets to create awareness against use of plastic materials less than 20 microns on Kongu Main Road in Tirupur.

Tirupur: The Corporation administration conducted a special drive on Monday to create awareness among traders against the use of plastic materials made of virgin or recycled plastic having thickness less than 20 microns.

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USEFUL: The Japanese delegation that visited the garbage yard at Ramaiyanpatti near Tirunelveli on Thursday.

TIRUNELVELI: A Japanese team on Thursday visited Tirunelveli Corporation

Scores of people have protested in Beijing against a garbage disposal' plant that they say has been releasing noxious fumes into the air, with two demonstrators hurt in a scuffle with security officia

In his legal opinion, UT Senior Standing Counsel Anupam Gupta advocates a complete ban

Senior Standing Counsel, UT Administration, Advocate Anupam Gupta has cleared all legal doubts with regard to banning plastic and polythene carry bags in Chandigarh.

In his detailed legal opinion, Gupta has strongly advocated a complete ban on all shapes and sizes of plastic and polythene carry bags, relying upon the Plastic Manufacture Sale and Usage Rules, 1999, notified by the Central government under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.

Emission standards for sponge iron industry lack teeth THE much awaited emissions standards for sponge iron plants have finally been notified. It took the environment ministry almost two and a half years. But it seems the period has taken a toll on the stringent guidelines of the draft, initially released in March 2006. While the initial draft had detailed guidelines, the notified

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The systematic and scientific disposal of plastic and biodegradable waste by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation was the cream of all surprises gifted by the Corporation to Kochi Mayor Mercy Williams.

How many times can one repeat a mistake?Many years ago, a company called Komex said it could treat Margao's garbage in an

Sri Lanka's biggest garbage mountain, growing in height day by day, at Bloemendhal Road, Colombo 13 has become a menace. It could explode if fire spreads to the methane gas emanating from the lower levels of the dump, the Colombo Municipal Council Public Health Department warned yesterday.
A recent fire in a section of the dump had aggravated an already bad health hazard, residents of the area complained yesterday (26).