More than 2 billion tonnes of municipal waste are generated worldwide every year, and, according to a World Bank report, this amount is projected to increase by another 70% by 2050. This means that ...

Illegal waste flows are causing economic, public health and environmental damage, especially in low-income countries, while a patchwork of regulations enables criminals to evade punishment, according ...

The Supreme Court mandated pan-India implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules from April 1 to combat pollution from dump sites. It stressed source segregation, infrastructure audits, and the ...

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

Flagging the "uneven" compliance with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules across India, the Supreme Court has said the ...

Industrial waste management is a vital part of the waste disposal value chain, “enabling safe and sustainable industrial manufacturing and production,” noted EQT in a statement following its recent ...

A University of Texas at Arlington scientist’s research could have an impact on one of the world’s most pressing problems: plastic waste. Plastic waste has become a major environmental concern. From ...

"Can we get the table up?" the surgeon asks as she and her team prepare my patient for her very first c-section. I stumble behind the blue drapes, hurriedly feeling for the cold remote and sliding my ...

The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules across India, flagging ‘uneven’ compliance, and said the pres ...