Uttar Pradesh to receive $2 million investment for its waste management initiatives
A Finnish company to manage waste in major UP cities The Finnish company ‘Clean Tech’ is set to handle waste... Read More
Maharashtra cities to pay fines for untreated sewage
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has sent out notices to all the state’s municipal corporations, warning that they will have... Read More
Alappuzha model for waste disposal
Though it is home to Asia’s cleanest village Mawlynnong, Meghalaya will implement the Alappuzha model of waste management in Shillong... Read More
Sanitary Solutions & Waste Disposal
The disposal of sanitary napkins, though more a health and hygiene issue, gets complicated when the waste is thrown away... Read More
Central Railway to outsource industrial waste disposal
In order to address the disposal of unsegregated industrial waste from its repair workshop located at Matunga, Central Railway is... Read More
Kolhapur Corporation seeks waste to energy solution
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to outsource its scientific disposal of its 165TPD waste, to a competent agency based... Read More
Garbage to fuel
Women in Nankulabye town in Uganda have become financially independent by turning useless garbage into precious fuel. These briquettes made... Read More
Hubli – Dharwad: Moving towards a garbage free city
The business hub of North Karnataka, Hubli-Dharwad, is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka after Bangalore. Over 400 tonnes of waste... Read More
Corporation gives approval for outsourcing waste disposal
In order to address the issue of garbage collection and disposable operations in all zones other that Zone IX, Zone... Read More
‘RDF plants, better way of handling SW’
According to Frost & Sullivan, the overall waste-to-energy (WTE) potential for India is estimated to be nearly 1,200MW by 2013... Read More
The Potential for Waste to Energy in India
Most cities and towns in India still follow an unregulated and unscientific manner in disposing of the MSW. This has only led to pollution, air & ground water.
‘Sweet Punishment’
Makers of Agra’s trademark petha sweet were slapped a monthly charge of र3000 by the municipal corporation for faulty disposal... Read More
Money from waste
Kochiites have started earning a few bucks by selling the garbage generated from their households, thanks to the Wealth out... Read More
Making building societies self-sufficient and beyond
When Navin Chandra, a retired Chemical Engineer, took over as Secretary of the Sealine Cooperative Housing Society in Union Park,... Read More
Sustainability issues in Solid Waste Management
There are various ‘Sustainability’ issues concerning waste management in India. Most projects started with good intention by the urban bodies failed to take off. R. A. Rajeev, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, discusses the need for right financial model for such projects.
