Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste disposal dump yards on the bank of river Khoh, Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, 28/07/2020

The order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arvind Baniyal Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 28/07/2020. The issue for consideration was the remedial action against waste disposal dump yards illegally set up on the bank of river Khoh at village Ratanpur, Kashirampur, Gadighat and near Sports Stadium, Kotdwar in Uttarakhand where garbage was being burnt and river water was polluted.

Judgement Date: 
28/07/2020
Tags:
Khoh, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Landfill, Waste Management
Solid Waste

Hospital waste management for COVID-19: status and areas of improvement for the urgent attention of Hon’ble Supreme Court in compliance with directions of 21.7.2020

The daily Covid-19 biomedical waste generation in Delhi increased by 15 times in June as compared to the previous month, and the city is presently producing more refuse than its common biomedical waste treatment facilities (CBWTF) can treat, data shared with the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) shows.

Publication Date: 
27/07/2020
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA)
Tags:
India, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Coronavirus, Hospital Waste, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Waste Management
Hazardous Waste

Report on management of bio-medical waste, Uttar Pradesh, 24/07/2020

Report of the Oversight Committee headed by Justice SVS Rathore July 24, 2020. The report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order passed in Original Application No. 710/2017 in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs Sheela Hospital and Trauma Centre & Others.

Judgement Date: 
24/07/2020
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Hazardous Waste, Coronavirus
Solid Waste

Report on unregulated dumping of solid waste in the flood plains of Yamuna and management of legacy waste at Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, 23/07/2020

Report of Oversight Committee in compliance of order of National Green Tribunal passed in O.A. No. 136/2015 & O.A. No. 06/2017 in the matter of Nagar Palika Parishad, Vrindavan & Others Vs Madhumangal Shukla & Others dated 23/07/2020.

Judgement Date: 
23/07/2020
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Mathura (T), Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Landfill
Solid Waste

Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution

This report presents a first-of-its-kind model of the global plastics system. It is an evidence-based road map that describes how to radically reduce ocean plastic pollution by 2040 and shows there is a comprehensive, integrated, and economically attractive pathway to greatly reduce plastic waste entering our ocean.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2020
The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ
Tags:
Global, Plastic, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Water Pollution, Oceans and Seas
Hazardous Waste

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding biomedical waste disposal, Delhi, 21/07/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/07/2020 regarding biomedical waste management.

Judgement Date: 
21/07/2020
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Delhi, Supreme Court, Waste Disposal, Waste Management, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Ghaziabad (T), Meerut (T), Uttar Pradesh
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding scientific disposal of biomedical waste, 20/07/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Scientific Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste arising out of Covid-19 treatment- Compliance of BMW Rules 2016. The issue for consideration is the remedial action to address the gaps in compliance of the BMW Rules, 2016, as applicable to the disposal of bio-medical waste arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease.

Judgement Date: 
20/07/2020
Tags:
Coronavirus, Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, India, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding chromium dumps at Rania Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 16/07/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal In Re : Water Pollution by Tanneries at Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh WITH Original Application No. 986/2019 In Re : Water Pollution at Rania, Kanpur Dehat & Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh dated 16/07/2020. This order is being passed in continuation of order dated 15.11.2019.

Judgement Date: 
16/07/2020
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Kanpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Pollution, Health Effects
Hazardous Waste

DPCC report on SMS Water Grace BMW (P) Ltd., 15/07/2020

Additional Compliance Report dated 15/07/2020 on behalf of DPCC in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of November 20, 2019 in the matter of Amrita Puri Residential Colony Residents' Welfare Association Vs SMS Water Grace (P) Ltd. & Others. M/s SMS Water Grace BMW (P) Ltd., operator of common bio-medical waste treatment facility (CBWTF), it was observed that PM, NO2, total polychlorinated di-benzo dioxins and furans are exceeding the prescribed standards.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2020
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Air Pollution
Solid Waste

Report on TSDF facility for hazardous waste at Bawana, Delhi, 07/07/2020

Updated action taken report of Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (DSIIDC) of July 7, 2020 regarding steps taken after May 4, 2020 with respect to setting up of treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF) for hazardous waste at Bawana, Delhi by DSIIDC in the matter of All India Lokadhikar Sangathan Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others.

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2020
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Public Hearing, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Environment Clearance (EC)

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