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Economy

Virtuous Circle: How the circular economy can create jobs and save lives in low and middle-income countries

This paper highlights a significant opportunity to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2016
Richard Gower, Patrick Schröder
Tearfund
Tags:
Economy, Economic Development, Environment, Organic Waste, Rag Pickers, Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Brazil, Ghana, Kenya
Science And Technology

Sewage sludge could make great sustainable fertilizer

Ever thought of putting sewage on your plants? Scientists say thermally conditioned sewage sludge serves as an excellent fertilizer to improve soil properties.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
Environment News Network
Tags:
Science And Technology, Sewage, Waste Recycling, Chemical Fertilisers, Agriculture, Health
Solid Waste

Phone companies release too many new models, say consumers

Consumers want manufacturers to release fewer mobile phone models and do more to help them recycle, according to a new study by Greenpeace.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Recycling, Mobile Phone, Hazardous Waste, Greenpeace, United States Of America (US), Mexico, Russia, China, South Korea
Hazardous Waste

Bring seperate law, central authority for e-waste management: Parliamentary panel

The Committee of Subordinate Legislations (2015-16) chaired by Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi tabled its 15th report on rules of e-waste management in Lok Sabha recently.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, Waste Recycling, Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Rules on E-Waste Management: Committee on Subordinate Legislation (2015-2016)

The Committee on Subordinate Legislation present this Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Rules on E-Waste Management. Electronic waste creates a global crisis due to environmental degradation.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2016
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, India, Waste Recycling, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Parliament
Hazardous Waste

17 lakh tonne of e-waste generated in India in 2014

The government today said that around 17 lakh tonne of e-waste was generated in the country in 2014 and it has notified rules in March this year to ensure better management of such wastes.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Waste Disposal, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for disposal and recycling of e-wastes, 08/08/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for disposal and recycling of e-wastes, 08/08/2016. Based on a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 2005, the generation of e-waste in the country was assessed at 1.46 lakh ton and was estimated to exceed 8 lakh ton by 2012.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, Waste Recycling, India, Parliament
Hazardous Waste

Take responsibility for electronic-waste disposal

International cooperation is needed to stop developed nations simply offloading defunct electronics on developing countries, argue Zhaohua Wang, Bin Zhang and Dabo Guan.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
04/08/2016
Zhaohua Wang, Bin Zhang, Dabo Guan
Nature
536
23-25
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, Developing Countries, China, India, Africa, Nigeria, Asia, Hazardous Waste, Waste Recycling, Hazardous Waste Regulations
Hazardous Waste

Biomedical waste bomb ticks

Bhopal: A bomb is ticking on biomedical waste heap in Madhya Pradesh, as at least 22,071 kilograms of hazardous waste are being dumped in the open without treatment in the state every year.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2016
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D), Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998, Hospital Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Recycling, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste
Solid Waste

Question raised in Lok Sabha on New Solid Waste Management Rules, 26/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on New Solid Waste Management Rules, 26/07/2016. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has comprehensively revised and notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rule in April, 2016 in supersession of the Municipal Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, India, Parliament, Waste Recycling

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