Articles for Hazardous Waste

Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district
1 day, 7 hours ago

Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district

The Hindu  

A team of 25 members from Kerala arrived in Tirunelveli district to remove truckloads of hazardous waste dumped at various locations across the district, which had been transported from Kerala. The waste found in the places including Pazhavoor, Kodaganallur, Kallur and Kondanagaram comprised biomedical materials including syringes, blood samples and other hazardous waste mixed with solid wastes. The Bench comprising …

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Hazardous Waste Disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Begins
4 days, 21 hours ago

Hazardous Waste Disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The process for the disposal of the hazardous waste of Union Carbide plant here, the site of Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, has been set in motion with the visit of high-level official teams at the disposal site at Pithapuram in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for inspection on Wednesday. Around 337 tons of poisonous waste in liquid form have …

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Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste

The Independent  

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Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills
2 months ago

Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills

LA Times  

Walmart illegally dumped more 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints and other hazardous waste into California landfills each year, state prosecutors alleged in a lawsuit filed on Dec. 20, 2021. Walmart will be liable for millions of dollars in civil penalties and costs for allegedly dumping hazardous waste …

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Not Mandatory For Assessment Order To Contain Reference Disclosing Its Satisfaction Of Each And Every Query: Bombay High Court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Not Mandatory For Assessment Order To Contain Reference Disclosing Its Satisfaction Of Each And Every Query: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that it is not mandatory for assessment orders to contain reference and/or discussion to disclose its satisfaction in respect of each and every query raised.The bench of Justice K.R. Both consignments were examined by the empaneled Chartered Engineers at the Customs, who certified that “used hemolysis machines” were not hazardous waste or e-waste. On …

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Assessment Order Need Not Contain Reference Disclosing Satisfaction On Each And Every Query: Bombay High Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Assessment Order Need Not Contain Reference Disclosing Satisfaction On Each And Every Query: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that it is not mandatory for assessment orders to contain reference and/or discussion to disclose its satisfaction in respect of each and every query raised.The bench of Justice K.R. Both consignments were examined by the empaneled Chartered Engineers at the Customs, who certified that “used hemolysis machines” were not hazardous waste or e-waste. On …

Court Bombay High Court Customs Order Rules Respondent Department
Israel’s pollution problem in Palestine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s pollution problem in Palestine

The Independent  

“It’s a Zionist paradox. One of the fundamental pillars of Israel’s apartheid regime is to take over the vast majority of the region’s resources, and to use them to further its own interests Although the World Health Organisation recommends 100 litres of water per capita per day should be the minimum, the daily per capita water consumption of Palestinians in …

Human Rights International Law Water Pollution Settlements Land Bank
Four ways to manage rural solid waste
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Four ways to manage rural solid waste

China Daily  

Like many areas of Asia and the Pacific, rural areas of China face significant challenges related to solid waste, or the discarded materials generated by human activities. Segregation of solid waste at source is an essential step toward improving rural solid waste management. For rural solid waste management to be effective and sustainable, the management approach and technology used must …

Waste Management China Treatment Management Rural Areas Model County
Four ways to manage rural solid waste
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Four ways to manage rural solid waste

China Daily  

Like many areas of Asia and the Pacific, rural areas of China face significant challenges related to solid waste, or the discarded materials generated by human activities. Segregation of solid waste at source is an essential step toward improving rural solid waste management. For rural solid waste management to be effective and sustainable, the management approach and technology used must …

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Boiling Point: The Salton Sea Lithium Rush
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Boiling Point: The Salton Sea Lithium Rush

LA Times  

Dusk settles over a project to create wetlands for fish and birds at the southern end of the Salton Sea Welcome to Boiling Point. “Controlled Thermal Resources boasts about the sustainability attributes of direct lithium extraction, yet public health, hazardous waste, and water concerns remain unresolved,” said Luis Olmedo, executive director of Comite Civico del Valle. Jim Turner, Controlled Thermal …

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DPCC looks to register more hazardous waste treatment facilities in NCR
5 months ago

DPCC looks to register more hazardous waste treatment facilities in NCR

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Sunday said it will now allow treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in the National Capital Region that deal with hazardous waste to register with the pollution body to gather Delhi’s waste. Delhi’s sole TSDF at Bawana became functional in 2022, and the 14-acre facility has the capacity to treat 60,000 tonnes of hazardous waste …

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Ohio Chemical Burn Was A Mistake, Memo Shows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ohio Chemical Burn Was A Mistake, Memo Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three days after a Norfolk Southern train loaded with toxic chemicals careened off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, town fire chief Keith Drabick gave the rail giant the green light to intentionally vent and burn five tanker cars full of vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing chemical used to make plastic. The memo makes it clear, he said, …

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EPA says fire burning inside an L.A. County landfill poses imminent danger, orders action
10 months ago

EPA says fire burning inside an L.A. County landfill poses imminent danger, orders action

LA Times  

Federal officials have ordered operators of Chiquita Canyon landfill to take immediate steps to protect human health and the environment, saying the smoldering Castaic facility poses an imminent danger to nearby communities due to noxious odors and hazardous liquid waste. “This order reflects EPA’s commitment to ensuring landfill operators mitigate noxious odors and comply with federal law to prevent public …

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Tesla ordered to pay $1.5 million over alleged hazardous waste violations in California
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla ordered to pay $1.5 million over alleged hazardous waste violations in California

Hindustan Times  

A California judge on Friday ordered Tesla Inc. to pay USD 1.5 million as part of a settlement of a civil case alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy centers and a factory, multiple county district attorneys announced. The logo of car manufacturer Tesla The complaint filed in San Joaquin County alleged illegal disposal of …

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Raising high stink: Tamil Nadu’s bulk waste disposal issues
10 months, 2 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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Tesla settles for $1.5 million after allegations of illegally disposing hazardous waste
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla settles for $1.5 million after allegations of illegally disposing hazardous waste

LA Times  

District attorneys from 25 California counties accused Tesla of improperly disposing of hazardous materials. An environmental investigation by the San Francisco district attorney’s office that began in 2018 and spurred similar inquiries throughout the state concluded Thursday, when a San Joaquin County judge ordered Tesla to pay $1.5 million for improperly disposing of hazardous materials. The individual efforts turned into …

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Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste

The Hindu  

A group of 25 California counties have sued Elon Musk's Tesla, claiming the electric vehicle maker mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities across the state. The counties accused Tesla of violating state unfair business and hazardous waste management laws by improperly labeling waste and sending the materials to landfills that cannot accept hazardous material. California's hazardous waste management law carries …

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Communities can’t recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
1 year, 2 months ago

Communities can’t recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste. FDA’s tobacco chief, Brian King, said in a statement that his agency “will continue to carefully consider the potential environmental impacts” of vaping products. “I …

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100 societies in Borivali get notices to segregate domestic hazardous waste
1 year, 11 months ago

100 societies in Borivali get notices to segregate domestic hazardous waste

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has asked around 100 housing societies in Borivali to segregate waste into dry, wet and domestic hazardous waste. Around 100 housing societies have already received this notice.” She added, as per Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016, waste generators must give segregated waste to BMC. Domestic hazardous waste will be carried in dry waste vans.” …

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India among 28 Countries at High Risk of E-Waste Congestion, Finds Global Study
2 years, 8 months ago

India among 28 Countries at High Risk of E-Waste Congestion, Finds Global Study

News 18  

India is among the 28 countries at a high risk of e-waste congestion, which could make proper handling of the material challenging in the coming years, shows a new mathematical model that has mapped the global movement of hazardous waste over the past two decades. “Using this strategy, we have identified countries which are at high risk due to their …

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Hazardous Union Carbide waste to be burnt... after 37 long years
2 years, 9 months ago

Hazardous Union Carbide waste to be burnt... after 37 long years

Hindustan Times  

The 337 tonnes of hazardous waste at the Union Carbide’s plant in Bhopal will be burnt at an incinerator at Pithampur industrial areas in Indore, 37 years after the gas leak from the chemical plant killed close to 4,000 people, officials said. The hazardous waste at the plant is believed to have contaminated ground water in and around the plant …

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The National Green Tribuna (NGT)l- Yearly Round Up 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

The National Green Tribuna (NGT)l- Yearly Round Up 2021

Live Law  

Scientific Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment The issue for consideration in this matter was the remedial action to address the gaps in compliance of the BMW Rules, 2016, as applicable to the disposal of bio-medical waste arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease, so as to ensure protection of environment and public health, in view of …

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California sues Walmart over disposal of hazardous waste
3 years ago

California sues Walmart over disposal of hazardous waste

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Retail giant Walmart illegally dumps more than 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints and other hazardous waste into California landfills each year, state prosecutors alleged Monday in a lawsuit that the company labeled “unjustified.” “As we shop the brightly packed aisles there are products that …

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Walmart sued for alleged dumping of hazardous waste in California landfills
3 years ago

Walmart sued for alleged dumping of hazardous waste in California landfills

LA Times  

A lawsuit filed by the California attorney general and a dozen district attorneys alleges Walmart has dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste, plus confidential customer information, in California landfills each year over the last five years. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Alameda County Superior Court, accuses the nation’s largest retailer of dumping lithium batteries, insecticide, aerosol cans, cleaning supplies, …

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