Articles for Chemical Waste

Bapu Ghat: Hotspot for waste disposal
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bapu Ghat: Hotspot for waste disposal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The chemical dumping location at Bapu Ghat reeked of neglect — literally. Piles of discarded chicken remnants added to the dirt, highlighting a grim reality of the location being a hotspot of illegal waste disposal. “That dead vegetation is because of chemicals,” observed Iftiqar Ali, a social worker, adding, “Pharmaceutical companies generate tonnes of toxic waste. In areas like …

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This facility is now home to 100,000 tonnes of low-level radioactive and chemical waste. It may serve as a blueprint for the Commonwealth
4 months, 2 weeks ago

This facility is now home to 100,000 tonnes of low-level radioactive and chemical waste. It may serve as a blueprint for the Commonwealth

ABC  

In the Western Australian outback, a private company has quietly set up the nation's first disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste — burying it in a deep pit under a huge canopy. "In the past year we've accepted 6,000 cubic metres of radioactive material and in this entire cell we've accepted 100,000 tonnes of combined low-level radioactive waste and chemical …

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About 10,000 liters of illegal drug chemicals were dumped in one Amsterdam neighborhood
8 months ago

About 10,000 liters of illegal drug chemicals were dumped in one Amsterdam neighborhood

NL Times  

Amsterdam workers in a residential area within the Sloterdijk district this week found between 450 and 500 jerry cans filled with chemical waste created during the production of illegal drugs. The municipality spent much of Thursday and Friday collecting the large volume of chemical waste, up to 10,000 liters, found dumped into underground garbage bins. They found jerry cans at …

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Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County’s two largest landfills
1 year ago

Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County’s two largest landfills

LA Times  

Hundreds of feet underground, in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon landfill, tons of garbage have been smoldering for months due to an enigmatic chemical reaction. “If temperatures get to a certain point, there isn’t going to be much that can be done,” said Sarah Olaguez, a Val Verde resident whose family lives less than a mile from Chiquita Canyon. …

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India's first mobile BSL-3 laboratory in action at G20 meet. Watch
1 year, 8 months ago

India's first mobile BSL-3 laboratory in action at G20 meet. Watch

Hindustan Times  

India’s first mobile BSL-3 laboratory was displayed on Monday at the second G20 Health Working Group Meeting in Goa. The mobile clinic's facilities ensure proper treatment of chemical waste, thus avoiding the possibility of an infection. India's G20 Presidency has prioritised three areas of health: Health Emergencies Prevention, Preparedness, and Response, including antimicrobial resistance ; Strengthening Cooperation in the Pharmaceutical …

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Industry’s big bet on chemical recycling is sparking policy fights across the country
2 years ago

Industry’s big bet on chemical recycling is sparking policy fights across the country

Politico  

Jeremy DeBenedictis, Alterra’s president, believes chemical recycling is a real solution to the plastics problem. Industry groups say that investing in chemical recycling will boost the value of recycled plastic, helping to increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of plastic waste dumped in landfills and polluting the environment. “We need more data on chemical recycling,” said Nena Shaw, acting …

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Chemicals neutralised, Porus Lab shut
2 years, 7 months ago

Chemicals neutralised, Porus Lab shut

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The plant of private pharma firm Porus Laboratories at Akkireddygudem in Musunuru mandal of Eluru district has been shut down safely after neutralising chemicals, gases and other chemical waste on the factory premises. Further, contaminated chemical waste generated following the blast has been transported to Ramky in Parawada of Visakhapatnam for safe disposal in a scientific manner, while complying …

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Why ‘The World's Largest Recycling Plant' Won't Solve The Plastics Crisis
4 years, 1 month ago

Why ‘The World's Largest Recycling Plant' Won't Solve The Plastics Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In September, Loop Industries, a startup with backing from several giant consumer brands, announced it was partnering with French waste management giant Suez to open the world’s largest recycling facility, somewhere in Europe, by 2023. It was touted as the world’s first Infinite Loop recycling facility, using Loop Industries’ proprietary, “game-changing” chemical process to break down PET, …

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