World Environment Day in numbers: Waste
No place for toxins in circular economy
Plastic materials containing toxic chemicals should not be recycled; they should be phased out
World Environment Day : How trees can purify wastewater and provide economic benefits
The pollutants in wastewater act as nutrients for the trees and plants and also help yield higher fuel wood biomass
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 19, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Raising a stink: Delhi’s Raota village sinks under wastewater
A village in outer Delhi is sinking in wastewater overflowing from the Najafgarh drain. That’s because of construction over a wetland, …
Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO
The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions
UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit
Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK
Delhi HC asks city authorities if there is a policy to dispose toxic e-waste
The court expressed concern over the rising e-waste in the capital city and asked the municipal bodies and government whether there was a policy …
Plastic recycling is failing — here’s how the world must respond
Retailers must make it easier for customers to refill containers
Recycling solar panels needs boost from Indian policymakers
Only around 10% of photovoltaic waste gets recylced globally while the rest ends up in landfills
Second-generation bioethanol: It is time to launch it headlong
Reactive pipeline technology could be a game changer for bioethanol production; it can reduce crude oil imports and bolster India’s energy …
City water plans: How to get more data smart
Designing tools and resources to help decision makers gather and analyse data cost-effectively may allow cities to generate sound water plans
Zero waste systems can create thousands of jobs across world: Study
Reuse creates over 200 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators; recycling around 70 times more
California offers valuable lessons for meeting freshwater needs in the face of climate change
If we want water security, we need to diversify our water sources to include underground storage, stormwater capture, recycled wastewater and more.
Centre amends Plastic Waste Rules, but misses out on strengthening implementation
The amendment does not address the issue of changes needed in plastic waste rules concerning extended producer responsibility
Centre amends e-waste management rules 2016 yet again
Even the producers or importers, who have recently started their operations, have been given a collection target which is lesser than the targets …
India among the 12 countries responsible for 52% of the world’s mismanaged plastic waste: Report
Plastics not designed for circular use must be phased out, report notes
IIT Kharagpur to steer Saraswati 2.0 for reuse of treated water
The institution will steer three pilot projects to treat wastewater, make it re-usable and also explore its usage in compost or value …
Green technique can convert plaster of Paris waste into useful products
Scientists from Pune and Mumbai use hazardous medical waste to make ammonium sulphate and calcium bicarbonate
Stockholm+50: How do we prepare for the next half century
When we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm conference, we need to discuss consumption and production in a globalised world
A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future
An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders
Plastic recycling: What it means
What do we really mean by recycling? What happens to the waste we can’t recycle?
Battery recycling is essential for India’s critical minerals security
India needs benchmarked practice of collection, segregation, testing for second-use potential, disassembly & recycling to make most of spent …
The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city
The book is an ethnographic portrait of one of Africa’s most vibrant and intriguing cities
How about climate-neutral plastic? New research suggests that may be possible
The model hinged on the principle of circular economy can be achieved by using three simple technologies that already exist