Waste

Operating it Clean

Conferred with ISO: 9001:2000, ISO 9002, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, OHSAS 18001:1999 and other certifications, Essar Steel with operations in India, USA, Canada and Indonesia has given due importance to…

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Ensuring Crew Safety

  The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd, one of the most reputed shipping companies of the world, is well known for keeping its fleet clean. David Birwadkar, Vice President-Fleet Management,…

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Tapping Waste Water for Drinking

In dry countries like Israel, Egypt, and Australia, treated wastewater is used for industry, landscaping and agriculture purposes. But worldwide, a few countries put it directly into their drinking water supplies. In Durban, South Africa, the demand for water has outstripped supply so much that the authorities are now planning to recycle municipality’s sewage and purify it to drinking quality standards.

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E- Waste: An Emerging Global Threat

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the waste generated out of end-of-life electrical and electronic devices. Due to its increasing volume and severe ill-effects on human health and environment, it has captured global attention. E-waste contains various heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and arsenic. These toxic materials are capable of causing severe ill-effects on health and environment. Management of e-waste is global challenge.

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Waste audits – for management and industry development

Waste audits to quantify the various components in a waste stream are becoming increasingly important for proper solid waste management. This is due to the main shift in the overall strategy for waste management where collection & disposal has changed to a segregation & resource recovery policy. There is a need for conducting waste audits and to understand how the data can be interpreted for administrative, technical and commercial outcomes.

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E-Waste Management in India

The future of e-waste recycling is bright in India as there is a gap of proper solution providers that can handle the growing demand of electronic appliance consumption. With growing…

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