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Don’t burn the waste, says Delhi environmental org

It emphasised that when the Air Quality Index (AQI) falls into the “poor” category, WTE operations under the Graded Resp...

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Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP In view of rising pollution in the city, over a...

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Delhi’s Waste Incineration Plan Faces Civil Society Pushback

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Delhi government to halt plans to incinerate all of the city’...

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CSOs urge Delhi govt to stop expanding Waste-to-Energy incineration projects

Civil Society Organisations have urged the Delhi government to reconsider its proposal to incinerate 100 per cent of th...

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Activists Demand Regulation of Waste-to-Energy Plants to Combat Air Pollution in Delhi

Photo Credit: DeawSS via Shutterstock New Delhi: While outdoor burning of biomass is prohibited in the city when polluti...

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Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Every day, Delhi burns about 7,250 tonnes of unsegregated municipal solid waste in the city’s four WTE incinerators.Imag...

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Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, which are touted as the ‘magic solution’ to solve the solid waste management crisis ...

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Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

A coalition of 174 civil society organisations, networks, and activists has written to the World Bank’s board of directo...

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PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a...

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Japan pushes WTE projects in India

On August 1st, the Prime Minister inaugurated the first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant of Maharashtra in the Pimpri Chinchw...

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November 8, 2024

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Don’t burn the waste, says Delhi environmental org

It emphasised that when the Air Quality Index (AQI) falls into the “poor” category, WTE operations under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) should be suspended. In a letter, activists highlighted the need for systemic changes in waste management. Representational Pic/iStock Civil Society Or...

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November 8, 2024

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Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP In view of rising pollution in the city, over a hundred civil society organisations, waste collectors, residents and individuals urged the government to scrap a proposal to burn 100% of Delhi waste under Waste to Energy (WTE) i...

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November 8, 2024

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Delhi’s Waste Incineration Plan Faces Civil Society Pushback

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Delhi government to halt plans to incinerate all of the city’s waste, citing environmental and health concerns. They urge for waste management reforms and raised warnings about the negative impacts of Waste-to-Energy projects on the communi...

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November 8, 2024

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CSOs urge Delhi govt to stop expanding Waste-to-Energy incineration projects

Civil Society Organisations have urged the Delhi government to reconsider its proposal to incinerate 100 per cent of the city’s waste, a statement said. According to the statement released on Friday, the CSO had written a letter to the Delhi government to stop further expansion of Waste-to-Energy (...

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November 8, 2024

Times of India

Activists Demand Regulation of Waste-to-Energy Plants to Combat Air Pollution in Delhi

Photo Credit: DeawSS via Shutterstock New Delhi: While outdoor burning of biomass is prohibited in the city when pollution hits a certain level, waste-to-energy plants carry on incinerating garbage even during this period. This is being seen as an anomaly by civil society and environmentalists. Over...

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November 8, 2024

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Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Every day, Delhi burns about 7,250 tonnes of unsegregated municipal solid waste in the city’s four WTE incinerators.Image Credit: Ted ChristianNEW DELHI: In view of rising pollution in the city, over a hundred civil society organisations, waste collectors, residents and individuals urged the governm...

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September 23, 2024

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Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, which are touted as the ‘magic solution’ to solve the solid waste management crisis in the city, are not all that safe for environment and public health, say activists from some environmental NGOs. “One kg of waste can produce 5,500 litres of toxic gases and...

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September 23, 2024

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Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

A coalition of 174 civil society organisations, networks, and activists has written to the World Bank’s board of directors, urging them to reject funding for four waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration projects proposed by Abellon Clean Energy Limited (ACEL) in Rajkot, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Jamnagar ...

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August 13, 2024

Times of India

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under the extended producer responsibility system, more than 30% of plastic-waste generating firms...

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September 14, 2023

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Japan pushes WTE projects in India

On August 1st, the Prime Minister inaugurated the first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant of Maharashtra in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). It was developed at a cost of approximately Rs 300 crores and will consume approximately 2.5 lakh MT of trash yearly to generate about 14 MW of pow...

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Don’t burn the waste, says Delhi environmental org

Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Delhi’s Waste Incineration Plan Faces Civil Society Pushback

CSOs urge Delhi govt to stop expanding Waste-to-Energy incineration projects

Activists Demand Regulation of Waste-to-Energy Plants to Combat Air Pollution in Delhi

Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

Japan pushes WTE projects in India

Don’t burn the waste, says Delhi environmental org

Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Delhi’s Waste Incineration Plan Faces Civil Society Pushback

CSOs urge Delhi govt to stop expanding Waste-to-Energy incineration projects

Activists Demand Regulation of Waste-to-Energy Plants to Combat Air Pollution in Delhi

Civil societies, others urge govt to bring waste incinerators under GRAP

Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

Japan pushes WTE projects in India