Amidst the hustle and bustle of high traffic, waste management tends to get challenging. With increasing concerns over environmental degradation and the need for responsible waste disposal, airports are adopting…
No part of waste management has been studied, debated, codified and monitored as much as the safe disposal of biomedical waste. Its rules predate those for other streams of waste…
HCL Foundation – the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies – had partnered with NOIDA Authority to install over 1000 dustbins around NOIDA within a period of six months,…
Ramky Enviro Engineers is looking at strengthening its overseas business by growing its footprint in Asia, Middle East and Africa, which currently accounts for one-third of the overall business. It…
[box type=”shadow” ]Bangalore generates about 3,500-4,000 tonnes of waste (40-45% wet and the remaining 60% dry and mixed waste) each day. With 189 dry waste collection centres, systematic collection, transportation…
Andrés Hueso, WaterAid’s Senior Policy Analyst – Sanitation, looks at the potential of mobile monitoring to reduce over reporting in the Swachh Bharat Mission. The new sanitation campaign in India,…
Biomedical waste is waste that is generated during diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings. In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need for safe management…
Disparity of water & sewer disposal and collection & segregation facilities between different areas has been a major issue in metropolitan cities. Mumbai faces its share of hurdles too. On an average, the City generates over 7,025mt of waste on a daily basis, of which 5000mt is general municipal waste, 2000mt silt & construction debris and 10mt bio-medical waste. Managing the growing quantity of waste against limited dumping grounds has demanded implementation of effective solid waste management programme in Mumbai. Prakash Patil, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (SWM) of MCGM shares with CIJ the various initiatives taken, right from making use of advance technology to creating awareness among the citizens.