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Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

India’s new Solid Waste Management rules demand strict segregation, yet the Central Pollution Control Board has recla...

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Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

These plants flag emission of heavy metals, cancer-causing chemicals. Bengaluru: The much-touted waste-to-energy (Wt...

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BEYOND BURNING WASTE

A Workshop on Plastics, Waste to Energy Incinerators & Zero Waste Futures Date and Time: April 07, 2026 | 9:30 AM ...

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TN Pollution Control Board urged to stop waste incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur

The proposed WTE incinerator will produce one of the costliest forms of electricity in the country with a capital expend...

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Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste gene...

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How AAP government’s waste management plan is making Delhi toxic

Burning garbage is choking Delhi’s health, environment, livelihoods and finances. It is high time that the AAP governmen...

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India’s waste – to – energy paradigm

Over the last few decades, the volume and toxicity of waste being produced in India has been increasing exponentially. A...

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September 30, 2026

Surbhi Shukla, Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

India’s new Solid Waste Management rules demand strict segregation, yet the Central Pollution Control Board has reclassified highly polluting waste-to-energy incinerators into a lenient “blue category.” Despite CPCB’s own data showing a maximum Pollution Index score of 100/100 and widespread non-...

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September 16, 2026

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Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

These plants flag emission of heavy metals, cancer-causing chemicals. Bengaluru: The much-touted waste-to-energy (WtE) plants are a disaster for the environment and the ‘Blue’ category classification of such industries belies the ‘extreme levels’ of pollution generated by...

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September 16, 2026

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BEYOND BURNING WASTE

A Workshop on Plastics, Waste to Energy Incinerators & Zero Waste Futures Date and Time: April 07, 2026 | 9:30 AM Venue: National Foundation for India, India Habitat Centre, Core 4A, Upper Ground Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Register here: https://forms.gle/xabCELQ4aUAtfWHE9 Delhi’s solid ...

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November 8, 2024

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TN Pollution Control Board urged to stop waste incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur

The proposed WTE incinerator will produce one of the costliest forms of electricity in the country with a capital expenditure of about Rs. 33 crore per MW and power production at about 7 rupees per unit. With the Greater Chennai Corporation planning to construct a waste-to-energy incinerator plant i...

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May 29, 2024

Shobana Radhakrishnan

Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste generation is expected to increase even more. Not to mention the huge quantities of legacy waste currently accumulating in the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dump yards. How will the Greate...

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October 4, 2023

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

How AAP government’s waste management plan is making Delhi toxic

Burning garbage is choking Delhi’s health, environment, livelihoods and finances. It is high time that the AAP government starts addressing the problem of waste, not when it is thrown away, but when it is produced Since the inception of the first failed WTE plant in Delhi in 1987, successive governm...

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March 9, 2023

CFA Admin

India’s waste – to – energy paradigm

Over the last few decades, the volume and toxicity of waste being produced in India has been increasing exponentially. A major cause has been the increased use and dispose of more manufactured materials by industrialised societies than their predecessors and less-industrialised societies. Further, r...

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Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

BEYOND BURNING WASTE

TN Pollution Control Board urged to stop waste incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur

Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

How AAP government’s waste management plan is making Delhi toxic

India’s waste – to – energy paradigm

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

BEYOND BURNING WASTE

TN Pollution Control Board urged to stop waste incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur

Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennai’s garbage problems

How AAP government’s waste management plan is making Delhi toxic

India’s waste – to – energy paradigm