Hazardous Waste

Call to ensure safe disposal of hospital waste

The waste of hospitals and healthcare centres is jeopardising human life and it should be dumped as per the international laws to save further spread of hazardous diseases.

These views were expressed by health experts at a workshop organised by PBSA and The Kidney Centre here on Sunday.

The experts called for increasing the number of hospitals and healthcare centres and setting laws for disp

Publication Date: 
25/04/2011
Daily Times (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Health Effects
Solid Waste

From rags to ditches

OUTSIDE THE mind space of Delhi’s elite, a war is brewing. It is a battle for livelihood, a fight to find the answer to one question: Who has a right to the city’s garbage?

Publication Date: 
23/04/2011
Avalok Langer
Tehelka (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Management, Garbage, Rag Pickers, Waste To Energy, Solid Waste, Waste Recycling
Environment

Manesar to host eco-city pilot initiative

Manesar in Haryana would soon be home to the country's eco-city pilot initiative, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) managing director Rajeev Arora has said.

He disclosed that a Toshiba team undertaking study for this initiative had submitted its pre-feasibility report.

The report would now be studied and analysed in detail by HSIIDC after which they

Publication Date: 
22/04/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Wastewater Recycling, Habitat And Urbanisation, Japan, Solid Waste, Waste Management
Solid Waste

Okhla plant not a health hazard: CM

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today assured the resident welfare associations of Okhla that there would be no health hazard due to the waste-to-energy plant being built in the area because only domestic waste would be used to generate power.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health, Health Effects, Delhi, Waste To Energy, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Hospital Waste, Resident Welfare Associations, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Solid Waste

Probe 10,000 cr civic solid waste mgmt scam: Cong

MUMBAI: Senior Congress leader Baba Siddique on Tuesday urged chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to set up a high-level special investigation team to probe into a Rs 10,000 crore municipal solid waste scam involving politicians and civic officials.

"It's a fraud on the public exchequer.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2011
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Municipal Corporation, Solid Waste, Mumbai, Waste Disposal, Maharashtra, Waste Management
Sanitation

Enhanced quality of life through sustained sanitation: India country paper

Since SACOSAN-III, held in New Delhi in November 2008, India has continued to accord priority to sanitation at the national, state and local government levels. This has resulted in continued improvements in access to sanitation, increased attention to usage of toilets and

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Department of Drinking Water Supply
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Urban Sanitation, India, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Solid Waste, Waste Management, Urbanisation, Sanitation
Climate Change

Cities and greenhouse gas emissions: moving forward

Cities are blamed for the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. So too are more affluent, highly urbanized countries. If all production- and consumption-based emissions that result from lifestyle and purchasing habits are included, urban residents and their associated affluence likely account for more than 80 per cent of the world’s GHG emissions. Attribution of GHG emissions should be refined. Apportioning responsibility can be misguided, as recent literature demonstrates that residents of denser city centres can emit half the GHG emissions of their suburban neighbours.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Daniel Hoornweg, Lorraine Sugar, Claudia Lorena Trejos Gomez
Environment & Urbanization
23
1
207-227
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Climate Change, Green House Gases, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Climate Mitigation, Lifestyles, Statistics, Canada, Remote Sensing, Waste Management, Public Transport, Poverty
Climate Change

Comparative study of selected greenhouse gas offset protocols

The paper is an excerpt from a more comprehensive study by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection comparing the technical elements of offset projects in forestry, agriculture, and waste management, as well as some miscellaneous project types. The authors compare and contrast design elements of three specific offset projects: afforestation/reforestation, manure management, and landfill gas capture. The technical review for each offset project is concluded with a look at the potential applicability for that project in Florida in the context of the protocols evaluated.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Kelly A. Stevens, Greg DeAngelo, Shenita Brice
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
3
2
118-139
Tags:
Green House Gases, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming, United States Of America (US), Carbon Offset, Forests, Waste Management, Agriculture, Afforestation
Solid Waste

The economics of the informal sector in solid waste management

This document presents the results of the study entitled “Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management”.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Bharati Chaturvedi, Anne Scheinberg, Ellen Gunsilius
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Pune (T), India, Global, Informal Sector, Waste Disposal, Waste Recycling, Rag Pickers
Solid Waste

City lad finds better waste management technique

A city lad from Columbia University has come up with a waste management plan for Hyderabad. Mr Ranjit Annepu, 22, was in the city on Monday as part of his three-month MS research at the Earth Engineering Centre, Columbia University, New York. He pointed out,

Publication Date: 
29/03/2011
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Waste Management, Solid Waste, Hyderabad (D), Andhra Pradesh, Organic Waste

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