Waste To Energy

All 3 civic corps slip down swachh ladder

The three municipal corporations have once again fared abysmally in the Swachh Survekshan 2017.

Publication Date:

05/05/2017

Tags:

Delhi, Waste Disposal, Waste To Energy, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Solid Waste

Water Resources

Potentials of waste and wastewater resources recovery and re-use (RRR) options for improving water, energy and nutrition security

Under increasing demand for water, fertilizer and energy, waste and wastewater treatment can be potential options for considerably enhancing not only the supply of these valuable economic assets but also for improving sanitation and ecological conditions.

Publication Date:

01/05/2017

Author(s): Maksud Bekchanov

Source: Centre for Development Research

Tags:

Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Recycling, India, Global, Waste Management, Organic Waste, Waste To Energy

Solid Waste

Varanasi waste management project to be operated by private firm

VARANASI: The solid waste management (SWM) project of Varanasi will be operated by a private company, which has expertise in generating power by using solid waste as fuel.

Publication Date:

18/04/2017

Source: Times Of India (Varanasi)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi (D), Waste Management, Municipal Corporation, Waste To Energy, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Solid Waste

Solid Waste

Saligao waste plant produces 7,000kW daily

Panaji: The state-of-the-art solid waste treatment plant at Saligao on Wednesday began supplying surplus power generated by it to the state electricity grid.

Publication Date:

13/04/2017

Source: Times Of India (Goa)

Tags:

Goa, Waste To Energy, Waste Processing, Waste Disposal, Waste Management, Solid Waste

Sanitation

Waste-to-energy and recycling - Competing systems of waste management in urban India

Incineration-based waste-to-energy technologies have recently emerged as the preferred policy option for managing the growing problem of waste in India. These technologies require a continuous supply of waste inputs of sufficient quantity and quality—high calorific value and low moisture content—to be viable. Government and industry proponents suggest that WtE and recycling are compatible systems of managing waste while their critics disagree.

Publication Date:

01/04/2017

Author(s): Aman Luthra

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

52

Issue:

13

pp:

51-58

Tags:

Waste To Energy, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, India, Waste Incineration, Municipal Corporations, Delhi, Composting

Energy

2 companies set to generate 25MW each from waste

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has sent a proposal to the state government for entering into a power purchase agreement with two firms that have signed a contract with the AMC for converting d

Publication Date:

21/03/2017

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Waste To Energy, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporation, Renewable Energy, Energy

Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity Generation from Waste, 16/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity Generation from Waste, 16/03/2017. The combustible fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) including domestic garbage and toilet waste can be used in several processes to generate electricity.

Publication Date:

16/03/2017

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Waste To Energy, Electricity, Municipal Solid Waste, India, Parliament

Energy

14 urban pockets set to take waste-to-energy path

Large tracts of land—vested or belonging to the municipality—in 14 urban pockets have been identified to develop landfill sites, where solid waste will be converted into compost or bio-gas.

Publication Date:

06/03/2017

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Waste To Energy, Biogas, Landfill, Renewable Energy, Energy

Solid Waste

Comments on Action taken Reports submitted by SPCBs/PCCs (In compliance of Hon’ble NGT Order dated 13.01.2017 in the matter of Almitra H. Patel Vs Union of India 199/2014)

Comments on Action taken Reports submitted by SPCBs/PCCs (In compliance of Hon’ble NGT Order dated 13.01.2017 in the matter of Almitra H. Patel Vs Union of India 199/2014).

Publication Date:

04/03/2017

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Solid Waste, Waste Management, India, National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Garbage, Waste To Energy, Waste Disposal

Solid Waste

Going round in circles: developing a new approach to waste policy following Brexit

Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government to develop a new approach to waste and resources policy. The report highlights significant shortcomings in the EU’s approach to waste and recycling: the objectives are increasingly unclear, the targets are badly designed, and the policies are not in the UK’s interest.

Publication Date:

01/03/2017

Author(s): Richard Howard, Tom Galloway

Source: Policy Exchange

Tags:

Solid Waste, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU), Waste Disposal, Landfill, Municipal Wastes, Green House Gases, Waste To Energy