Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Eshan Group of Industries Vs NEPA Limited & Others dated 10/12/2015 on whether the expression “fly ash” appearing in the Notifications dated 14th September, 1999, 27th August, 2003 and 3rd November, 2009 all issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India would take within its fold ash containing high carbon value, i.e., the ash which contains un-burnt coal and ash capable of use.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Ors (Applicants) Versus Daurala Sugar Works Distillery Unit Daurala (Respondents) dated 09/11/2015 regarding pollution caused by the distillery unit Daurala Sugar Works located at Daurala in Meerut District of State of Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shantanu Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 20/08/2015 regarding backfilling of fly ash in any mine/open areas.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of RIICO Paryavaran Industrial Area, Kota Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 15/07/2015 regarding fly-ash generated by the thermal power stations in Rajasthan and its utilisation.

Counsel for Respondents on being apprised by the Counsel for the Applicant submits that the areas where silos are located for filling up the tankers and transportation of the fly-ash are a source of severe air pollution and are highly polluted.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Davinder Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. And Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/07/2015 regarding collection, storage and disposal of municipal solid waste in India.

The Tribunal also asked the states to clarify if any MSW disposal plant either RDF or Waste to Energy or any other more plants have been provided in the state.

In 2010 an estimated 31% of the food in U.S. stores and homes went uneaten, and Americans shipped approximately 34 million tons of food waste to landfills. When food decomposes under anaerobic conditions—for instance, buried beneath other waste in a landfill—it produces methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, landfills are the third largest producer of methane in the United States, accounting for about 18% of methane emissions in 2013.2

Advance biochar production technique, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC, wet pyrolysis) offers an option to tap the benefits of biomass residues of food industry characterized by high moisture and low calorific value. HTC is more energy efficient due to its low temperature operationsand higher biochar recovery rates (up to 90%).

Application of bio-fuel by-product sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) as a principal raw material for the manufacturing of bricks was studied. The bricks were developed using the quarry dust as a replacement to natural river sand and lime as a binder.

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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi - Circuit Bench at Shimla) in the matter of Dharam Pal Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 14/08/2014 regarding a large quantity of muck produced by the Project Proponent causing blockage of the river/water source. The Tribunal has directed that the project proponent, in consonance with the recommendations of the Committee appointed by the court in its final report, set-up a stone crusher at Bhallog Nala and start utilizing the muck for conversion into the aggregate especially from the private fields.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Fly Ash Bricks Manufacturing Welfare Society v. State of M.P. & Ors. dated 28/04/2014 regarding utilization of the fly ash in various industries. The Tribunal noted that there is little coordination and hardly any effort made to utilise the fly ash in various industries and more particularly in Government works contracts.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/19-2014(CZ)(OA)_28Apr2014.pdf

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