Solid Waste

Action taken report by the Municipal Corporation Gurugram on the treatment of legacy municipal solid waste at Bandhwari landfill, Haryana, 08/03/2021

Action cum progress report on behalf of the Municipal Corporation Gurugram in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order September 30, 2020 in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs Union of India & Others. The report talked about the updated action taken for treating legacy municipal solid waste at Bandhwari.

Judgement Date: 
08/03/2021
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Management, Faridabad (T), Gurgaon (T), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Treatment
Solid Waste

Report on waste management, Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 02/03/2021

Report by the state of Uttarakhand in the matter of Manoj Negi Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 02/03/2021.

Judgement Date: 
02/03/2021
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Pauri Garhwal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Solid Waste

Report on solid waste management in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, 02/02/2021

Status report by the state of Uttarakhand in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order June 29, 2020 regarding dumping of solid waste on the forest land at village Sirar, P.O. Nainipatal, tehsil and district Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand resulting in pollution and affecting the health of the inhabitants.

Judgement Date: 
02/03/2021
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Pithoragarh (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporations, Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Solid Waste

Challenges and opportunities of source-segregated waste collection in Sri Lanka

This report presents the challenges faced and opportunities revealed through a study of two cases of source-segregated waste collection by local authorities in Sri Lanka; Moratuwa Municipal Council, in Colombo, and Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, in Monaragala for the purpose of raising planning and decision making capacities not only in Sri Lanka

Publication Date: 
01/03/2021
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Biodegradable Waste, Waste Disposal, Sri Lanka
Industry

CPCB report on advance batch automated tyre pyrolysis plants, 25/02/2021

Interim report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order of January 6, 2020 in Original Application No. 400/2019 in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs Union of India & Others on the absence of proper management of end of life tyres/waste tyres.

Judgement Date: 
25/02/2021
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, India, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects, Waste Management
Solid Waste

Exploring the avenues for plastic waste management

The recent study conducted by UNDP Accelerator Lab Nepal in 2020 shows that, urban areas altogether generate above 350 tons of plastic waste every day, threatening the natural ecosystem and human health.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2021
UNDP
Tags:
Plastics, Waste Management, Nepal, Waste Recycling, Landfill
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in Thiruvallur municipality, Tamil Nadu, 15/02/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R. Gokulraj Vs Government of Tamil Nadu dated 15/02/2021.

The matter related to compliance of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Thiruvallur municipality, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
15/02/2021
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Municipal Corporations, Thiruvallur (T), Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Compensation
Solid Waste

Compliance report by HPSPCB on solid waste dumping site at Salogra, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, 29/01/2021

Compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of November 27, 2020  in Original Application No. 168/2013 in the matter of Karan Singh Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others. The matter related to the solid waste dumping site at Salogra, Solan district.

Judgement Date: 
15/02/2021
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Solan (D), Municipal Corporations, Waste Recycling, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

CPCB report on air pollution and waste management, 15/02/2021

Compliance report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Original Application No. 681 of 2018 (News item published in the Times of India authored by Vishwa Mohan titled NCAP with multiple timelines to clear air in 102 cities to be released around August 15). The CPCB report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of August 21, 2020.

Judgement Date: 
15/02/2021
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Bio-Remediation, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control
Environment

Oversight Committee, NGT, Uttar Pradesh report on steps taken to address air, noise and waste issues, Uttar Pradesh, 12/02/2021

Report by the Oversight Committee, NGT, Uttar Pradesh in the matter of News item published in the The Time of India authored by Vishwa Mohan titled "NCAP with multiple timelines to clean air in 102 cities."

Judgement Date: 
12/02/2021
Tags:
Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Waste Management, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Urban Air Quality, Biomass Burning, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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