āGreen Chennai Initiativeā is an alternative to the proposed incinerator and it calls for strict source segregation, bio-methanation, decentralised composting, and controlling use of single-use plastic Residents and experts feel a people-centric approach can...
Framed as a solution to India’s urban waste crisis, 20 waste-to-energy plants across India, handling 19,900 tonnes or one eighth of Indiaās total daily waste generation, emit toxic pollutants that endanger public health. Marginalised...
A slew of new waste to energy incineration projects have been announced across India in spite of mounting evidence of its failures, environmental and health impacts. Recently the MoEFCC granted environmental clearance for the...
A new report titled āWaste-to-Energy (WTE) Incineration and Urban Heat in Delhi: Burning Waste, Warming Cities?ā released today by The Peopleās Alliance for Waste Accountability (PAWA) exposes a disturbing and overlooked consequence of Delhiās...
Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures as compared to what is normally expected over a region, are increasingly posing a serious threat to...
Pushing technological solutions like waste-to-energy plants overlook the social, political and economic aspects of waste. āTrash is treasure when you recycle.ā āDonāt waste wasteāmanage it well!ā āTechnology can transform waste from a problem into...
The 10-tonne waste incinerator in Manali, Chennai, has been operating since 2019 without permission from the TNPCB and has also been dumping ash containing harmful heavy metals. The Southern Bench of the National Green...
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Until recently, waste-to-energy incineration industries were classified by the CPCB as a āred categoryā ā a highly polluting industry. Recently, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carved a new category of industries called...
A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The āgreenā incinerator in...
TNM hit the ground in Chennai and found the existing small-capacity waste incinerators in the city to be damaging the environment, raising concerns over public health. The Greater Chennai Corporationās (GCC) proposal for a...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank, decides against investing in the proposed funding of USD 40 million for waste incineration plants in India. PRESS RELEASE February 19, 2025 ā In a...
The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change regarding the Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2024. AIW, a...
Residents, activists and NGOs, including Arappor Iyakkam and Poovulagin Nanbargal, petitioned Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to shelve its proposed waste-to-energy incineration facility at Kodungaiyur, citing health and pollution risks. In their plea to GCC...
