The Indian Government is set to enforce restrictions on imports of mixed paper in a crackdown on the import of contaminated and illegal waste. Link to full article
Mais »Mobile QUBE Renewable Anaerobic Digestion Tech to Tackle Delhis Air Quality Crisis
Somerset, UK based transportable anaerobic digestion specialist, QUBE Renewables, is working on a project in India with Haryana University to install fifty QUBES in the paddy fields of the Punjab in a bid to tackle Delhis air quality crisis. Link to full article
Mais »Sustainable Missoula: Consider composting to help fight climate change
Less than a month ago, a UN report came out saying we need to reduce our emissions by 7.6 per year on average beginning in 2020 to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit. Link:
Mais »The downsides of recycling (yes, really it‘s not all good)
Last week we wrote about the many advantages of recycling. Link:
Mais »How Solid Waste and Lack of its Segregation Destroying Ecologically Sensitive Himalayas
According to Niti Aayog, more than 60 of the water supply in Uttarakhand is spring fed and garbage dumping in storm water drains can pollute all the water sources. Link:
Mais »How Solid Waste and Lack of its Segregation Destroying Ecologically Sensitive Himalayas
According to Niti Aayog, more than 60 of the water supply in Uttarakhand is spring fed and garbage dumping in storm water drains can pollute all the water sources. Link:
Mais »Editorial: Compostable plastic? Not so much
Most people know by now that the disposable plastic used for take-out food is an environmental hazard. Containers, cups, utensils, straws very little of it gets recycled and very much of it ends up polluting the oceans, lakes and rivers of the world. Link:
Mais »Kalyan residents take green steps for zero-garbage city
About 30 families of a housing society in Annapurna Nagar, Kalyan (West) have set an example for encouraging and adopting waste management techniques. Link:
Mais »BP forms consortium to tackle plastic waste
Leading companies operating across the polyester packaging value chain have formed a new consortium to help address the issue of plastic waste by accelerating the commercialisation of BP Infinia enhanced recycling technology Link:
Mais »Five myths about recycling
From the kitchen table to the editorial pages, people have been debating the merits of recycling for decades. Does it really save energy and money? Can I recycle that yogurt cupjuice box? At the same time, recycling technology and global markets have evolved quickly, leaving some consumers confusedstuck in old, …
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