Waste

Growing e-Waste in India

E-waste is growing in India at the rate of 10%. Major recycling of e-waste is carried out in the non-formal sector using primitive and hazardous methods. Adequate legislative measures and cost-effective, environment friendly, technological solution would be needed to address the issue. A synopsis

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Young cleaning envoys

Tatanagar’s best friend and worst critic – Chotanagpur Passengers’ Association hopes to help the station, trains and tracks stay clean with the help of children. The outfit, which represents the…

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SWM project for CMC

The Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC) in Maharashtra has proposed a solid waste management project for disposal of its 100 tonnes garbage daily. The Corporation, with its effective garbage collection mechanism,…

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Composting in SWM – A Report

Composting is the most widely employed MSWM technique in India, with above 70 composting plants. Most of these composting facilities handle between 100-1000 TPD of MSW. It is estimated that up to 6% of MSW collected is composted which makes it the only major waste handling technology employed in India. Excerpt from the report on Sustainable Solid Waste Management in India by Ranjith Annepu for the Earth Engineering Center and Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council at Columbia University

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