No place for toxins in circular economy
Plastic materials containing toxic chemicals should not be recycled; they should be phased out
World Environment Day : How trees can purify wastewater and provide economic benefits
The pollutants in wastewater act as nutrients for the trees and plants and also help yield higher fuel wood biomass
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 19, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Raising a stink: Delhi’s Raota village sinks under wastewater
A village in outer Delhi is sinking in wastewater overflowing from the Najafgarh drain. That’s because of construction over a wetland, …
Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO
The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions
UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit
Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK
Delhi HC asks city authorities if there is a policy to dispose toxic e-waste
The court expressed concern over the rising e-waste in the capital city and asked the municipal bodies and government whether there was a policy …
Only 8 per cent of wastewater in low-income countries undergoes treatment: UN
Failing to address wastewater as a social and environmental problem would nullify other efforts towards achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …
Chennai’s soil, Delhi’s air most contaminated due to high PCB concentration: study
Informal recycling of e-waste, open burning of solid waste, combustion of coal and ship-breaking activities cause PCB contamination
Using wastewater to grow crops can address water scarcity in agriculture
Water is vital for food production and climate change threatens this most precious resource
Farms in cities
A case for urban agriculture in India
Singapore taps its water
The Southeast Asian city-state strives to end its dependence on Malaysia for water
Ecomilestone
Recycling of discarded vehicles soon to be mandatory in Europe
What a waste
Solid waste management plant that won Kanpur an award raises a stink
Hills of greyville
Fast-expanding steel industry yet to find an effective way to reuse its waste product, slag
An oasis put to test
Backed by three decades of water conservation measures, semi-arid Saurashtra is driving Gujarat’s agricultural growth. Will it be able to …
Plastic recycling is failing — here’s how the world must respond
Retailers must make it easier for customers to refill containers
Recycling solar panels needs boost from Indian policymakers
Only around 10% of photovoltaic waste gets recylced globally while the rest ends up in landfills
Second-generation bioethanol: It is time to launch it headlong
Reactive pipeline technology could be a game changer for bioethanol production; it can reduce crude oil imports and bolster India’s energy …
City water plans: How to get more data smart
Designing tools and resources to help decision makers gather and analyse data cost-effectively may allow cities to generate sound water plans
Zero waste systems can create thousands of jobs across world: Study
Reuse creates over 200 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators; recycling around 70 times more
California offers valuable lessons for meeting freshwater needs in the face of climate change
If we want water security, we need to diversify our water sources to include underground storage, stormwater capture, recycled wastewater and more.
Centre amends Plastic Waste Rules, but misses out on strengthening implementation
The amendment does not address the issue of changes needed in plastic waste rules concerning extended producer responsibility
Centre amends e-waste management rules 2016 yet again
Even the producers or importers, who have recently started their operations, have been given a collection target which is lesser than the targets …
E-waste contaminating Delhi’s groundwater and soil
Researchers have discovered an alarming amount of toxic heavy metals leaching into soil and groundwater in East Delhi's Krishna Vihar industrial area