Scientists from IIT Madras have developed a solar powered system to convert non-recyclable plastic into fuel that can substitute diesel used in generators, furnaces and engines. The technology – whichContinue Reading
Calcutta Municipal Corporation is doing a Rs 48-crore makeover at 100ft-high Dhapa garbage mound and plans to turn it into a revenue-generating facility. The Dhapa mound, which can be seenContinue Reading
According to The World Economic Forum, India annually generates about 56 lakh tonnes of plastic waste and contributes an astounding 60 per cent to the amount of plastic waste dumpedContinue Reading
Before you dump garbage or any kind of waste on the road next time, think again. In Trichy, the urban local body (ULB) on Wednesday launched an exclusive vehicle namedContinue Reading
Old and discarded phones are becoming a huge source of waste, with many components ending up in landfills or incinerators. When a cell phone gets tossed, only a few materialsContinue Reading
In a growing industrialised urban centre such as Paradip, the need for solid waste management project has been felt since long. The untreated solid waste was emerging as a majorContinue Reading
Nissan has built a remanufacturing facility in Namie, a town in Japan’s Fukushima province near the nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami in 2011. The 4R Energy Corp. isContinue Reading
Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation (MMC) has around one tonne of fertilizer that has been produced by processing municipal waste and the corporation is now going to sell this. Worth mentioning hereContinue Reading
