Waste Management

Shongweni landfill saga leaves bad odour between Durban communities

Durban - Tensions are mounting in Upper Highway communities after allegations of discrimination by EnviroServ’s employees and associates.

Publication Date:

04/09/2017

Source: IOL (South Africa)

Tags:

Solid Waste, Landfill, South Africa, Waste Management, Africa

Environment

Plastic bag drop-off centres empty as Kenyans opt to reuse

The drop-off points for plastic bags are largely empty, a week after the government banned plastic shopping bags and directed Kenyans to discard the remaining ones at designated centres.

Publication Date:

04/09/2017

Source: Star (Kenya)

Tags:

Environment, Plastics, Kenya, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Waste Management, Africa

Economy

IBSA Fund - India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund

The India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) is a remarkable example of cooperation among three developing countries, whhich pioneered the implementation of South-South cooperation initiatives for the benefit of other Southern countries in partnership with the United Nations system.

Publication Date:

01/09/2017

Source: UNDP

Tags:

Anti-Poverty Programmes, Agriculture, Livestock, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Health Care, Fisheries, Infrastructure Development, India, Brazil, South Africa, Developing Countries, Aid, Finance

Environment

The Eco-warriors

They are young and restless to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability. These locally led green start-ups across Africa are not just promising but also innovative in their approach.

Publication Date:

01/09/2017

Source: India Environment Portal

Tags:

Environment, Africa, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Informal Sector, Wildlife Management, Waste Management, Health

Environment

It's time to go green in Bengaluru

Bengaluru’s phenomenal economic growth today is universally acknowledged.

Publication Date:

01/09/2017

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Green Buildings, Bangalore (T), Ecosystems, Energy Efficiency, Waste Management, Cycles, Environmental Security, Environment

Health

Antibiotic resistance in poultry environment: spread of resistance from poultry farm to agricultural field

This new study establishes that poultry environment is a reservoir of multidrug resistant bacteria and points towards the role of litter in spreading ABR in the environment. Antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective.

Publication Date:

31/08/2017

Author(s): Chandra Bhushan, Amit Khurana, Rajeshwari Sinha, Mouna Nagaraju

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Tags:

Antibiotics, Poultry, Agriculture, Health Effects, Waste Management, India, CSE Study

Solid Waste

Waste segregation can fetch Rs. 2-lakh reward

Speaking at the fourth edition of the ‘Happy Street’ event on Sunday at Thirunagar here, Madurai Corporation Commissioner S.

Publication Date:

28/08/2017

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Waste Disposal, Madurai (T), Waste Management, Solid Waste

Environment

Government colleges, malls slapped fines by NGT in Delhi

The green panel imposed an environment compensation of Rs 25,000 each on Vivekananda Mahila College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and Shyam Lal College and directed them to install a

Publication Date:

28/08/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Compensation, Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Waste Management, Sewage, Pollution, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Environmental Health, Environment

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management, Latur, Maharashtra, 23/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Amol S/o Shripati Pawar V/s. Commissioner, Latur Municipal Council & Others dated 23/08/2017 regarding municipal solid waste management, Latur, Maharashtra. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Latur Municipal Corporation submits that CCTV cameras have been installed at the MSW Plant and dumping site and steps are being taken to install Data Logger System coupled with meter for recording the supply of electricity at the plant and its utilisation. Urban Development Department, Govt.

Judgement Date:

23/08/2017

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Latur (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Municipal Corporations, Maharashtra

Solid Waste