Bisleri’s roadmap for recycling used plastic
One of the major issues faced by manufacturers of bottled water is adding used plastic to the environment. Alongside its... Read More
On Earth Day, Tetra Pak commits to recycling 500,000 used packs into desks
Desks will be donated to a Mumbai school Tetra Pak, under its flagship campaign – Cartons Le Aao, Classroom Banao ... Read More
Making Useless Useful
TedX speaker, honorary PHD and Recycle Man of India are just some of the titles that rest lightly on the... Read More
PPE: Personal Polluting Equipment
While the focus is understandably on providing frontline personnel with PPE to safeguard their health, we also urgently need to... Read More
The Therminator The End of India’s Thermocol Waste
Despite being a highenergy, plastic product, thermocol waste is hardly ever collected and recycled in India. The Therminator is a... Read More
New tie-up for vehicle recycling
Maruti Suzuki and Toyota Tsusho Group have announced an equal joint venture, Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India (MSTI), for vehicle dismantling... Read More
Reverse Vending Machine in Delhi High Court
Spark Minda Foundation, (SMF) as part of its CSR in collaboration with Rotary club, Panchshila Park, Delhi has installed a... Read More
Policies and Issues of Waste to Energy
[box type=”shadow” ]This is in continuation of the technical conference by WTERT held in Hyderabad in June. This article outlines... Read More
Sustainability of plastics: Strategy thoughts for India
Plastics are materials which are 100 years old. In terms of material evolution, it is a very infant material. Yet... Read More
Filmop’s world-first metal-free trolley
Filmop, Italy, launches the very first metal-free multipurpose cleaning trolley, which can enter into magnetic resonance areas easily. The alpha... Read More
Developing ISWM for Smart Cities
[box type=”shadow” ]“Understanding the hurdles in developing integrated waste management models for Smart Cities and troubleshooting them are essential for... Read More
Centre to start Ganga surface cleaning in January 2016
Centre will start the surface cleaning of Ganga river in January, 2016. Initially, removal of solid waste will be undertaken... Read More
Technology & Training for Sustainability
Nothing sends a stronger message than cleanliness in the hospitality industry. No level of service, friendliness or glamour can equal... Read More
e-Giants Getting compliant to 2011 e-waste rules
When more than 90% of the e-waste disposal is being done informally and informal players are giving more cash back... Read More
Hierarchy of Sustainable Waste Management
The original hierarchy of waste management addresses Reducing, Reusing, Recycling of waste, Aerobic and Anaerobic Composting, Waste-to-Energy and Sanitary Landfilling.... Read More
Furniture from junk!
Robert Maier, an exchange student from Germany at NID, owns a study table made of junk. Maier collects junk from... Read More
Eco-friendly Group
How to put idle time to its best use can be learned from six Mumbai based housewives. The ladies formed... Read More
India: Turning Old into Gold
More and more individuals and organisations are practising the concept of recycling in their everyday lives. Discarding the largely western... Read More
Recycling, most effective
A recent report by the UK government reiterates the fact that recycling is the most effective way of disposing off... Read More
E-waste Auction
In an effort to generate some money from its electronic waste, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to... Read More
