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Centre asks Haryana govt to restart Bandhwari waste treatment plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 4, 2016

The ministry of urban development has asked the Haryana government to restart the defunct waste treatment plant at Bandhwari the earliest.

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Waste disposal goes digital as Jamshedpur gets smart dustbins

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 4, 2016

Municipal waste management has now become smart, with garbage collection and disposal going digital in Jamshedpur, the first city in the country to do so. Jamshedpur Utility Services and Company...

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TUDY SHOWS BENGALURU’S SOLID WASTE HAS ENERGY POTENTIAL; HELPS GENERATE BIOGAS

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 3, 2016

A large percentage of waste generated by the city can be recovered and used as a cheaper source of energy, according to a paper by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru....

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Meghalaya seeks Assam cooperation to produce energy from waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2016

Power-starved Meghalaya wants to jointly produce energy with Assam from waste and garbage generated by the two neighbouring states.

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NGT rebukes GDA over dumping of waste in Hindon

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2016

National Green Tribunal today took Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to task over indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste and garbage on the banks of river Hindon and said the civic...

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Corp admits to polluting river, groundwater in Brahmapuram

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2016

In a major revelation, the corporation had stated that the leachate from the solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram had been contaminating the Kadambrayar River as well the groundwater...

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Gurgaon's fresh bid to cut use of plastic bags

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2016

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued notices to manufacturing units of polythene carry bags to increase the thickness of these bags and adhere with other provisions of...

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Railways to kick off waste segregation

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2016

Indian Railways will kick off segregation of waste at major railway stations including Chennai Central and Egmore railway stations by providing separate dustbins for collecting biodegradable and...

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CSIO develops technique to reuse metals, elements from e-waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 20, 2016

The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), here, has developed technology to extract and reuse metals and other elements that have adverse ecological implications from discarded...

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Waste-to-energy unit to come up by year-end: Kirron Kher

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2016

City MP Kirron Kher today said the Municipal Corporation (MC) will shut the existing garbage processing plant at Dadu Majra and start the new waste-to-energy plant by the end of this year. ...

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