Dismantle with ease: Facility in Ghaziabad offers safe working space for e-waste recyclers

Facility for both informal and formal dismantlers; offering a complete system including tools, equipment and training 

About 9 billion kg of e-waste goes unrecognised every year globally: Study

‘Invisible e-waste’ like cables, e-toys, power tools, etc overlooked by consumers for its recyclable potential

Clay the solution for safe disposal of biomedical waste, say IIT-G scientists 

A 99.6% reduction of viral contamination & very low diffusion rates were observed using compacted clays like bentonite and kaolin

Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue

Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows

Neglect of sustainable, scientific waste treatment behind India’s unscientific landfills: CSE analysis

Management of legacy waste should be combined with integrated waste management facilities that can take care of both daily as well as old waste, …

Polyester recycling: Sector largely informal; home furnishing makers in Panipat, Delhi found flouting norms

Downcycled products made at Panipat factories cannot be recycled again; are sent to landfills or burned at the end of their life-cycle

Canada’s e-waste generation more than tripled over 20 years, finds study

Per person e-waste generation in Canada was 25.3 kg in 2020

Life of Plastic: International body of waste pickers demands representation in all treaty discussions

Requests United Nations funding for six waste pickers from different regions to attend subsequent meetings

New waste management technology could improve life in rural India, claims study

Researchers say ‘BioTRIG’, a community-level pyrolysis system to run on villagers’ waste,  can provide multiple benefits …

UNEA-6: Report raises concern on India’s reliance on single-use plastics; cites study to support reuse systems

The Zero Waste Europe-NHF study cited encompassed the perspectives of street vendors, customers and policy makers across Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi …

No action plan by MoEF&CC to handle plastic waste, finds CAG

Coordination lacking with pollution control boards; Implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules lacks teeth

Globally, 21 million tonnes of plastics leaked into environment last year: OECD

Report released two days before Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution for international treaty on plastics

Plastic-free planet: Protecting sanitation workers & wastepickers, just transition discussed on Day 2 of INC-3

UN chief underlines role of plastics in fuelling climate crisis

Plastic-free planet: India’s polymer problem can be tackled if its street vendors switch to reusables, says study

Centre should take strong position on primary polymer production instead of stand taken at Nairobi recently, say activists

Plastic-free planet: 3Rs of managing waste, addressing plastic pollution crisis at source come up at INC-3

Sharing of technology between developed and developing countries among concerns raised

Plastic-free planet: No consensus on intersessional work on INC-3 last day; revised zero draft to form basis of next session

INC-4 to be hosted by Ottawa, Canada in a few months; INC-5 by Busan, South Korea in November 2024

Zero draft of global treaty to end plastic pollution released ahead of Nairobi meet

Member States will be invited to start INC-3 negotiations in Nairobi on the basis of the zero draft text

Go circular to end plastic pollution, UNEP report urges ahead of global meet

Any delays in executing necessary shifts mean higher costs and an additional 80 million tonnes of plastic pollution, it says

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Philippines environmental group raises concerns over plastic pollution at INC3

It advocated for a comprehensive global plastic treaty, raising points in alignment with sustainable planetary boundaries & safeguarding …

Bhopal victims demonstrate in Delhi ahead of Supreme Court hearing on more compensation

Delhi police and CRPF dispersed the group of women survivors and forced them to leave