Action against clinics sought

A ruckus was witnessed near Balmiki Chowk when some residents noticed a rickshaw-puller dumping bio-medical waste, including human placenta, along with the garbage at a place earmarked by the municipal council to dump household refuse. Angry residents caught the rickshaw-puller and called the police, demanding action against those responsible.

With illegal recycling of used electronic goods like mobile phone and computer posing environmental and health hazard, the Government will in less than a month come out with e-waste management and disposal rules.

A young designer turns non-biodegradable tetrapacks into alluring purses, laptop covers and other products

The City Municipal Council has acquired three tractors for management of solid waste and intends to buy an excavator and 16 tipper autos, informed CMC president M Prakash here on Wednesday.

Pune Door-to-door waste collection that now covers only 2.5 lakh houses out of the 7.5 lakh in Pune city is drawing local politicians.

Priscilla Jebaraj

NEW DELHI: Half the bio-medical waste generated in the country's hospitals is just dumped with municipal garbage, without any special treatment, according to a recent study evaluating the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In fact, almost 15,000 hospitals have been served show cause notices as defaulters for not following waste management rules.

Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi April 13, 2010, 0:57 IST

The Union ministry of environment and forests is planning to expand its Eco-city project to cities across the country, especially those which get a substantial tourist inflow, so as to address issues on deteriorating air and water quality and waste management.

Cement company near city to test the waste as fuel in its furnace

FINDING USE: Gunny bags full of plastics waste that the Coimbatore Corporation collected from across the city and kept at the Vellalore compost yard on Wednesday as part of a new component of the solid waste management programme.

The New Delhi Commonwealth Games would be the first green games adopting eco-friendly practices, said Mr Jiji Thompson, Special Director General, Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games. Speaking at a media briefing, he said this would be the first

The decision to purchase recyclable plastic waste would encourage source segregation and help in better waste management.

CHENNAI: Mayor M.Subramanian on Tuesday announced that the Chennai Corporation would purchase recyclable plastic waste from residents at Rs.2 per kg.