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Articles for Biodegradable Waste

No microplastics: new rules queer the pitch for ‘biodegradable’ plastics
9 months ago

No microplastics: new rules queer the pitch for ‘biodegradable’ plastics

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry has introduced rules that make it harder for makers of disposable plastic ware to label such products as ’biodegradable’, introducing a stipulation that they must not leave any microplastics behind. Biodegradable plastic and compostable plastic are projected as the two broad kinds of technological fixes to India’s burgeoning problem of plastic waste pollution. No microplastics A new …

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Raising high stink: Tamil Nadu’s bulk waste disposal issues
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Raising high stink: Tamil Nadu’s bulk waste disposal issues

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu, despite all its industrial prowess, seems to be grappling with an issue that jeopardises its environmental well-being — the violation of waste disposal norms and “clandestine auction” of waste by the very same industries that are driving the State’s economic advancement. According to the SWM Rules, “BWGs must ensure segregation of waste at source, facilitate collection of segregated …

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Company raises €14 million for production of biodegradable alternative to plastics
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Company raises €14 million for production of biodegradable alternative to plastics

NL Times  

Paques Biomaterials, a company developing a biodegradable alternative to plastics, has received €14 million in funding. According to the company, it intends to use the capital raised to "take the next step in the production of a biopolymer that has the advantages of plastic but none of its disadvantages". According to the magazine Quote, the global market for bioplastics will …

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Source-level waste management: local bodies may require more time to achieve target
1 year, 8 months ago

Source-level waste management: local bodies may require more time to achieve target

The Hindu  

Local bodies depending on the Brahmapuram dumping yard to dispose of biodegradable waste may require additional time to install source-level systems to manage daily waste going by the steps being taken to promote decentralised waste management systems. Most of the municipalities are yet to have a clear picture about the number of households and establishments that are successfully managing source-level …

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Brahmapuram fire exposes gaps in waste management
1 year, 8 months ago

Brahmapuram fire exposes gaps in waste management

The Hindu  

In a scathing order issued on January 21, 2021 warning about an impending danger at the dump site of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram, the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal led by its Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel wrote: “Long stories of all round failure of the administration are poor substitute for good governance required to enforce environmental rule …

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Explained | Why do so many waste-to-energy plants fail?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why do so many waste-to-energy plants fail?

The Hindu  

The Kerala government recently announced the State’s first waste-to-energy project in Kozhikode. Waste-to-energy plants in major cities could also consume a portion of the non-recyclable dry waste generated in urban local bodies nearby. Of the non-biodegradable waste, only about 5 TPD out of the 95 TPD is recycled; the remaining non-recyclable dry waste could be used to generate power at …

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