Europe fails on electronics recycling goals

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 09:02

European rules demand recycling of "e-waste", products with a plug or a battery, to recover metals such as gold or silver and avoid release of toxins such as lead or mercury.

Dubai to have Quran-theme park next year

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:20

Aiming to highlight the `miracles` of the Quran, Dubai authorities are building a theme park that will have 51 of the total 54 plants cited in the holy book.

Indian researchers develop method to convert plastic waste into liquid fuel

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 15:20

A team of researchers have developed a relatively low-temperature process to convert certain kinds of plastic waste into liquid fuel as a way to re-use discarded plastic bags and other products.

Zoo to generate organic manure from animal waste

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:14

In a bid to raise internal resources for its maintenance, the zoological park here is getting ready to produce vermicompost on commercial basis.

Waste water treatment facilities make for hardy bacteria

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 19:07

Waste water treatment facilities can be hotspots for the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, making them immune to drugs that fight infection.

Non-utilisation of Rs 4 cr for disposing Carbide waste: Audit

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 19:21

About Rs 4 crore earmarked for safe disposal of toxic waste lying at Union Carbide site here was not utilised by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), an audit report has said.

Bio-medical waste treatment plants require EC: NGT

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 19:13

The National Green Tribunal Thursday held that biomedical waste (BMW) treatment plants are required to obtain environmental clearance (EC) before these are set up as it is a hazardous waste which can produce large number of infectious diseases.

Facility to store atomic waste in glass form begins in IGCAR

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 21:43

To ensure safe storage of atomic waste from spent fuel used in reactors in the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Energy complex here, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) today commenced construction of a facility where canisters holding nuclear waste in glass form can be stored.

Proprietor of private health institute sentenced to 2 years

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 13:48

A local court in Jagatsinghpur has sentenced the proprietor of a private health institute to two years of rigorous imprisonment for violating bio-medical waste rules.

Need for sustainable waste management: Deepa Dasmunshi

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 18:35

Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi has advocated an "integrated" and "sustainable" waste management system in the country.

Food waste study shows six meals a week thrown out

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 10:14

British households are throwing away 4.2 million tonnes of food and drink a year, the equivalent of six meals every week, a study published on Thursday said.

Pollution panel submits report on bio-medical waste disposal

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:09

The Central Pollution Control Board Thursday submitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) a report concerning common facilities for treatment and disposal of bio-medical waste by hospital in Delhi and Haryana.