The biggest cause of lead pollution may be incinerated waste, not vehicles

in an attempt to stop operation of

The Delhi High Court has ordered a ban on burning and dumping of garbage in public parks and open sites. The court has also ordered the government to hand over 100 acres for new landfill sites

The European Commission unveils its plan to curb toxic gases emissions from waste plants

The science, technology and environment ministry has said that burning can only be carried out during the hottest part of the day, and must be supervised at all times. It has also specified that

A recent study dispels all that your mother told you about recycling. It says that incineration is the best way to manage waste paper

Waste incineration and recycling are releasing large amounts of

Burning and recycling of waste is contaminating the environment with the lethal chemical dioxin, according to a three-year study conducted for Britain's Environment Agency by AEA Technology in

residents of Tokorozawa near Tokyo are alarmed at a recent finding which says that the death rate for infants in towns located near incinerators is 40 per cent to 70 per cent higher than the average

safe disposal: Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp of Japan is all set to go green by deciding to phase out five types of ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for the government, at its cement plant in