BMC expects 687 crore from user fees for waste collection
Mumbai: The BMC, in its budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, has proposed a user fee for solid waste management in Mumbai.
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Extended Producer Responsibility: Gaps in the draft rules for packaging waste and sanitary products
The draft rules are a welcome measure, but they must address these key issues if they are to actualise the vision of a ...
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CAG report flags ‘lapses’ in Puducherry’s solid waste management
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its performance audit on Solid Waste Management (SWM) in urban areas for the year ending March 2022, highlighted significant ‘lapses’ in Puducherry’s ...
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2025 Solid Waste Training Program Announced
Solid Waste Permitting and Corrective Action Program is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2025 Solid Waste Training ...
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Fragile ecosystem of Gulmarg struggles with solid waste management
Baramulla, Jan 31: The solid waste management system at world-famous ski resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir remains dysfunctional with residents expressing serious concern over dumping and burning of ...
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"Centre Cannot Shut Its Eyes": Supreme Court On Untreated Solid Waste In Delhi
While hearing a matter relating to the implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Delhi, the bench observed 3,000 tonne of solid waste remained untreated in the national capital daily.
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‘Ellam Plastic Mayam’: Chennai’s solid waste problem and how to fix it
Residents must reject single-use plastic and make a conscious effort to segregate waste at source, says an active citizen.