Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, which are touted as the āmagic solution’ to solve the solid waste management crisis in the city, are not all that safe for environment and public health, say activists from some...
A coalition of 174 civil society organisations, networks, and activists has written to the World Bankās board of directors, urging them to reject funding for four waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration projects proposed by Abellon Clean...
One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under...
On August 1st, the Prime Minister inaugurated the first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant of Maharashtra in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).
The Print "Ground Report" titled "What is MCD roadmap to 'completely flatten' Delhi's three landfills within a year?" by Sukriti Vats highlights the critical issue of Delhi's massive landfills and the pollution they cause....
About a decade ago, in 2013, the Planning Commission constituted the āTask Force on Waste-to-Energyā to identify technically feasible, financially affordable and environmentally sound processing and disposal technologies for municipal solid waste in India....
We present the developments over the past month on petrochemicals, plastics and waste to energy plants in the country.
āOperation successful but the patient diedā is perhaps the best phrase to describe the handling of the Brahmapuram fire which ravaged the city of Kochi. Spread over 110 acres of land, the Brahmapuram dumpyard...
A POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE Over the last few decades, the volume and toxicity of waste being produced in India have been increasing exponentially. A major cause has been the increased use and...
Gender mainstreaming (the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels) became popular in several international institutions,...
Waste to energy plants (WTEs) use waste as a fuel for generating power like other power stations use coal, oil or natural gas.
Asian Development Bank has approved a new energy policy ostensibly to support universal access to reliable and affordable energy services, while promoting the low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. However a closer look...
