Shear waste
Efficient e-waste recycling technology on the anvil
A fill of wastes
A special landfill site has been designed in New Zealand to exclusively handle toxic wastes. The use of a unique leachate system helps in …
First birthday
Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness
Waste: Unavoidable dangers
Industrialisation has brought prosperity. And increasing amount of wastes, especially plastics. The answer: burn it. But there is a problem: …
Dealing with waste
On the 10th anniversary of the Basel Convention, member states reiterate the need to minimise the generation of hazardous waste
Developing countries are dumpyards for e-waste
A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys,…
A cleansing effect
A new bacterium can convert a toxic groundwater pollutant into a harmless hydrocarbon
Hill of death
More than 200 people in 14 villages near Roro hill in Jharkhand are dying slowly because of an abandoned asbestos mine
Washing water
Microbes can rid polluted water of toxic metals and colours
Poisoned land
Though Spain celebrates for saving Donana national park, danger still brews, say experts
Seas of despair
Heavy metals are polluting the North Sea. And there is nothing we can do
Nightmare in Europe
The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide
Exporting e-xposure
The US ships out highly toxic electronic waste to Asian countries
The slippery lifeline
The environmental footprint of oil
Yesterday once more
Unsafe cleanup of the Carbide factory revives memories of Bhopal's tragedy
Choking slowly to death
The Damodar is the most polluted river in the country today, thanks to the several industries that have sprouted on its mineral-rich banks. …
Talking in riddles
A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot-free
Environet
This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. …
Supergrass
Here is the latest on genetically-modified plants with enough power to neutralise some of the most potent pollutants we know today
A mixed bag
The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy
Trick or treat?
Countries approach communities to say yes to nuclear disposal site near them
Pops out
'Stop soft-pedalling'
Just dump it
Acids of arsenic. Organo-mercury compounds. Batteries. Bristles of boars or hogs. More potent stuff: asbestos; slag dross; ash and residues of …
Healing festering wounds
An action plan is ready to decontaminate UCILÔÇÖs plant site in Bhopal. It just needs to be implemented