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Recycling plastics getting more mature in India?

A push for extended producer responsibility policies for plastic waste in India will be a boon for plastics recycling, according to companies at Plastindia 2023. “India will be getting more mature towards plastic recycling, with government policies formalized with the new EPR guidelines, said Nitin Gupta, CEO of Steer Engineering in Bengaluru. In early 2022, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, unveiled guidelines for plastic packaging EPR that stipulates mandatory targets for recycling of plastic packaging waste, reuse of rigid plastic containers and use of recycled content. It…

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E-Waste Management Market Analysis Report 2022-2027 of India – Government Initiatives, Market Influencers, Competitive Landscape, COVID-19 Impacts, Socio-economic Indicators

India has become the largest producer of e-waste after China and the United States. More than 95% of this waste is handled by the informal sector, which only adds to the problem. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, India generated 1.71 million metric tons of e-waste as compared to the worldwide e-waste generation which stood at 59.40 million metric tons. Growth in the IT and communication sectors has enhanced the usage of electronic equipment exponentially. Faster upgradation of electronic products is forcing consumers to discard old electronic products very quickly, which, in turn, adds e-waste…

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Green Hydrogen’s Cleanest Route – Waste

The rapidity at which India is expanding and urbanising, it is time to press the pedal on turning municipal waste to energy, dovetailed with the National Green Hydrogen Mission. In India, unsustainable garbage management affects living spaces for most cities. According to the World Bank, over 90% of waste in low-income countries is disposed of in dumps or is burned unchecked. Such activities have major effects on people’s health and the environment. We need to recognise the need for an effective and efficient garbage collection mechanism for solid waste management. According…

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MoUHA signed a MoU with Engineers India Limited to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Engineers India Limited to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population of million plus as a part of furthering the ‘Green Growth’ agenda. “The thrust on sustainable solid waste management is strengthened under the ambit of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating garbage-free cities. Focusing on this objective, the ministry has decided to set up large-scale solid waste processing facilities in million plus cities,” an official statement…

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