Page 6 - Waste Management

NGT slaps Rs 3,500 cr penalty on WB govt for huge gap in waste management

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of Rs 3,500 crore on the West Bengal government for the huge gap in solid and liquid waste generation and treatment. The green panel said the state government does not appear to be prioritising setting up of sewage and solid waste management facilities though according to the state's budget for 2022-2023, there is provision of Rs 12,818.99 crore on Urban Development and Municipal Affairs. Observing that health issues cannot be deferred to the long future, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said it is the constitutional responsibility of the state and the local bodies to provide a pollution free environment. The NGT noted that out of 2,758 million litres per day of sewage generation in urban areas and the treatment capacity of 1505.85 MLD (by setting up 44 STPs), only 1268 MLD is reported to be treated, leaving a huge gap of 1490 MLD. It said being part of the right to life, which is also a basic human right and absol

Kerala civic bodies to have solid waste management engineers soon

Kerala will soon have Solid Waste Management (SWM) Engineers to handle the waste management issues and help the urban civic bodies to find lasting solutions to the growing menace of solid wastes

About 200 brands register for EPR ahead of Single Use Plastic ban

"Applications of 49 brand owners and 59 importers were rejected for multiple reasons," said a senior official from the CPCB

Over 15% jump in waste dumping into Delhi's landfills in a year: Govt data

Delhi has registered a jump of around 15 per cent in the quantity of waste being dumped into its three landfill sites as compared to last year, according to government data. According to reports submitted to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry and the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi generated 10,990 tonnes per day (TPD) of municipal solid waste (MSW) in April 2021 on an average. Of this, 5,457 TPD (49.65 per cent) was processed at MSW processing facilities and 5,533 (50.35 per cent) ended up in landfill sites at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla. The MSW generation increased to 11,293 TPD by April this year, of which only 4,929 TPD (43.6 per cent) was processed, recycled or turned into compost. The remaining (6,366 TPD) ended up in landfills, an increase of over 15 per cent in a year. Three waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, one each at Bhalswa, Okhla and Ghazipur, operational in the city can utilise up to 4,550 TPD of waste for electricity generation. Municipal bodies dispose of 553 TPD of

Urban mining

To address appropriate C&DW utilisation, elements of the existing policy framework need to be revisited

Waste to resource: Companies look to tackle garbage dumping problem

The crux of the problem is the lack of a waste management system, and this has spurred some companies to step in with innovative ideas to tackle the issue

Dump sites in Delhi and other cities are like time bombs: NGT

A massive fire erupted at the Ghazipur landfill site on Wednesday, the third such incident since March 28, sending a dense plume of smoke into the sky and exacerbating the already polluted air in near

All dumping sites to be converted into green zones in 2-3 yrs: PM Modi

All waste dumping sites in India will be converted into green zones in the next 2-3 years, said PM Modi while digitally inaugurating Asia's largest Bio-CNG plant in MP's Indore, on Saturday.

Tech major LG penalised in Greater Noida over waste management

During the inspection, a pile of garbage was found and the inspection team imposed a fine of Rs 2.13 lakh on the company

Waste management-focused Recykal raises $22 mn from Morgan Stanley, others

Waste management-focused startup Recykal on Tuesday announced a USD 22 million (around Rs 162.58 crore) fund raise led by Morgan Stanley India.

Zero the way to go

Over the past few years there has been a rapid shift in the strategy for waste management in the country

Ram Charan bags $700-mn deal from Azerbaijan firm for waste-to-energy tech

The company said it will build, operate and transfer these high quality waste management units in the developing industrial areas of Azerbaijan

India struggles to put out crop waste fires that fuel air pollution

In 2018, Narendra Modi's administration set out to tackle the problem by establishing a fund to help farmers get rid of rice paddy straw

Sterling and Wilson Solar to explore biz opportunities in other segments

Sterling and Wilson Solar will explore business opportunities in areas like clean energy storage, waste management and energy efficiency. The company inserted a new clause in the memorandum of association (MoA) to include new segments like setting up of power plants, solar energy systems, renewable energy systems or any other facility including Hybrid Energy Systems & Energy Storage (BESS) & (ESS) in its business. "The Members of the Company through Postal Ballot (remote e-voting) have by way of special resolution approved the alteration of the Object Clause of the MoA of the Company as stated in the Postal Ballot Notice dated July 29, 2021," it said in a BSE filing on Tuesday. As per the amended MoA, the company will also enter into integrated solid waste/ biomass management including Waste to Energy using municipal solid waste as fuel for power generation, using biomass as fuel for power generation. The company can now also enter the business of providing market energy ...

High time legacy waste sites cleared, garbage disposed scientifically: NGT

Legacy waste continues to be a serious problem and it is high time such sites are cleared and solid waste collected is disposed of scientifically, the National Green Tribunal has said.

NTPC invites online bids for EPC package of waste-to-energy facility in UP

State-owned NTPC has invited online bids on a "two-stage" bidding basis for the EPC package of waste-to-energy facility in Uttar Pradesh.

Japanese companies go high-tech in battle against food waste, explore AI

Disposing of Japan's more than 6 million tonnes in food waste costs the world's No.3 economy some 2 trillion yen ($19 billion) a year, government data shows

This serial entrepreneur uses a B2B model to recycle truckloads of trash

Abhay Deshpande's firm Recykal currently collects over 10,000 tonnes of garbage a month from schools, colleges and commercial set-ups, and plans to take it to 100,000 tonnes soon.

Antony Waste Handling Cell IPO subscribed four times on second day

The company has joined the likes of Burger King India and Mrs Bectors Food Specialities to have received oversubscription in a few hours of opening for subscription

Antony Waste aims second shot at listing after failure of IPO in March

The company will launch its Rs 300-crore IPO again on December 21 in a price band of Rs 313-315 per share