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Multi-layered plastics form 44% of total plastic waste in city: Swach audit
By Namrata Devikar | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 05:44 PM IST
The audit was a part of a global initiative by Break Free From Plastic to identify producers of plastic waste
Over 2,500 student groups, RWAs make eco-bricks under ‘Why Waste’ campaign
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 04, 2020 08:31 AM IST
The “Why Waste” campaign, launched on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti by non-profit organisation United Way Delhi and its corporate partners, aims at reducing and reusing plastic and upcycling the non-biodegradable plastic waste generated at home and communities.
Cong corporator claims huge waste of public money by PMC
By Nadeem Inamdar, Pune
UPDATED ON OCT 01, 2020 04:29 PM IST
The Pune municipal corporation (PMC) has spent Rs 8 crore on rent for a “chain bulldozer” used to excavate sites at Phursungi and Uruli Devachi, Congress corporator and former standing committee chairman Arvind Shinde said on Wednesday
HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: To improve Swachh Survekshan rankings, make haste, clear waste
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2020 11:02 PM IST
Tricity municipal corporations should take the initiative to curb wasteful expenditure and use the money to streamline the waste management system and engage the public and RWAs in maintaining cleanliness in their areas, say readers
Show selfie with segregated waste, get free organic compost in Kharar
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mohali, Mohali
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2019 01:53 AM IST
The campaign is aimed at implementing government directions on waste segregation and Solid Waste Management Rules 2016
PepsiCo and Nepra initiative: Students in Varanasi learn to manage dry waste
By Promotional Feature, HT Brand Studio
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2019 03:53 PM IST
Students were told how biscuit wrappers, plastic bottles of water and cold drinks, chips packets and chocolate wrappers could be recycled, thereby protecting the environment from damage.
CPCC seizes 1,100 kg biomed waste from Chandigarh scrap dealer
By Rachna Verma | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2019 11:48 PM IST
Biomedical waste is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or animals or for research.
Moga village hits sweet spot in handling plastic waste
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Moga
PUBLISHED ON NOV 02, 2019 08:20 PM IST
IIT researchers developing solutions to reduce waste from municipal drains in Delhi
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2019 02:16 PM IST
IIT Delhi will lead the project in partnership with DESMI EnviRO-Clean, a technology firm with key expertise in remediation and removal of waste from water bodies and Vertiver Private Ltd, a social enterprise specializing in sustainability-based behaviour change communications and knowledge management.
India vs South Africa: Virat Kohli gives hilarious reaction as tailender Umesh Yadav lays waste to Proteas bowlers - Watch video
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2019 08:12 AM IST
As Umesh kept on hammering sixes, Kohli was seen laughing in the dressing room and applauding the tailender for his show.
Chandigarh’s mess: Segregate waste or pay up
By Vivek Gupta and Rajanbir Singh | Vivek Gupta and Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2019 01:15 AM IST
MC commissioner KK Yadav on Monday directed the sanitation department to start fining residents for non-segregation of waste
AIIMS take pledge to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle plastic waste
By Asian News International | New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2019 12:37 PM IST
The AIIMS administration along with 400 participants including the society of young scientists, doctors, nurses, and hospital staffers took a pledge to get rid of single use plastic from the hospital campus.
Ludhiana MC fixes fines for littering, not segregating waste
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON SEP 24, 2019 10:59 PM IST
Violators will be liable to do community service if they fail to pay fine
Indonesia sends back hundreds of shipping containers full of waste
By Agence France-Presse | Jakarta
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 08:36 AM IST
About 250 containers seized across the archipelago in recent months have already been returned and authorities are inspecting more than 1,000 others, a customs official said.
Day 1 of campaign: Panchkula hands over 7 quintal segregated wet waste to MC
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Panchkula
PUBLISHED ON SEP 03, 2019 12:58 AM IST
Starting September 5, violators will be challaned up to ₹9,500 for not segregating dry, wet and hazardous waste
Stop dumping waste in Buddha Nullah or face action: Ludhiana civic body tells dairy owners
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2019 10:58 PM IST
Recently, the PPCB had also filed a petition against the MC, its commissioner, mayor and six others for failure in running the sewer treatment plants properly and adding to Buddha Nullah pollution.
NGT panel slams PPCB for inaction against industrial units dumping waste in Buddha Nullah
By Harsimran Singh Batra | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2019 12:59 PM IST
Members of the committee conducted a surprise check here on Friday and collected samples of the waste from eight dyeing and electroplating units
Asian countries send back waste
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 16, 2019 10:46 AM IST
Indonesia recently returned 7 shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France & Hong Kong, marking the latest move by a SE Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin
CPCB directs NCR agencies to submit list of areas affected by solid waste dumping, burning
By Peeyush Khandelwal | Hindustan Times, Ghaziabad
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2019 01:02 AM IST
UP pollution control board (UPPCB) officials said the move comes in light of taking corrective measures to curb air pollution that shoot up in the winter season.
Waste: manage it now before it harms you
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 29, 2019 12:53 PM IST
Waste management denotes the collection, transportation and disposal or recycling and monitoring of trash or waste that humans produce daily through our activities.
Rs 1-cr robot failed in rescue ops, waste of taxpayers’ money
By HT Correspondent | Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2019 07:10 AM IST
Calling the robot a waste of taxpayers’ money, the corporators have now demanded that the administration give a detailed explanation regarding the basis on which the robot was procured last year.
Food delivery platforms must check the plastic waste that they generate: Opinion
By Pushpa Girimaji | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUN 25, 2019 05:10 AM IST
However, the food safety authority’s crackdown on the aggregators and the eateries partnering with them have shown their utter disregard for food safety laws .
At Waste to Wonder Park, south body plans more parking space
By Sweta Goswami | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 24, 2019 07:24 AM IST
The park, which has replicas of the seven wonders of the world made of metal scrap, has turned out to be a hit among Delhiites and tourists ever since it opened in February this year.
The ‘top-5’ countries throwing plastic waste in the Oceans
By Reuters | Bangkok
UPDATED ON JUN 21, 2019 04:03 PM IST
But individual efforts alone can’t fully stop the 8 million tonnes of plastic that make their way to the ocean each year, and with four of the five worst ocean polluters in Southeast Asia, the region’s governments must take action, he says.
Starting July 1, MCG workers will not lift mixed waste
By HT Correspondent | Gurugram
UPDATED ON JUN 20, 2019 07:40 AM IST
The decision, announced during a meeting of civic officials for the 2020 Swachh Survekshan Survey, was communicated in a release issued by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Wednesday.
G20 countries agree to tackle ocean plastic waste
By Reuters | Karuizawa, Japan
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2019 05:51 PM IST
Environment and energy ministers of the Group of 20 major economies met this weekend in Karuizawa, northwest of Tokyo, ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on June 28-29.
In a first, Lucknow gets road constructed using plastic waste
By Asian News International | Lucknow
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2019 11:29 AM IST
According to the project’s Chief Engineer, “Mixing plastic waste increases roads’ durability by 40-50 per cent, they will be durable for a longer time.”
Waste dumped in drains polluting Yamuna: Panel
By Vatsala Shrangi | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2019 03:44 AM IST
East Delhi’s Shahdara and Balbir Nagar, Subhash Nagar in west and southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh drains have been identified as the major dumping grounds.
With overflowing waste dumps, Delhi’s crying need remains unmet
By Ashish Mishra and Baishali Adak | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 23, 2019 03:46 AM IST
The dhalao at Kishangarh Mod is always overflowing, say locals. Cows, dogs and scavenger birds can be seen dragging the garbage on to the road, which is then crushed under wheels, making the stench worse.
Ecogreen to use separate bags for ‘toxic’ domestic waste
By HT Correspondent | Gurugram
UPDATED ON MAY 08, 2019 02:14 AM IST
Hazardous domestic waste includes batteries, kerosene, pesticides, medicines, phone chargers, bulbs, and tube lights, MCG officials said.
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