With very little investment and a lot of interest P.S. Neelakandan has transformed his terrace into an organic farm that comes alive with flowers and veggies and more

Kadavul Irukaan Kumarui is plain annoying, warns S Sarawasthi.

Delhi-based brand Graine’s new collection features upcycled tyre and metal waste fused with traditional chikankari and badla work to create modern evening-wear ensembles 

Indian designers are fashioning jackets and quilts from cutting waste and yardage rags, meeting zero waste goals that are key today

The current pattern of logistics of collection, transportation and dumping is flawed and a paradigm shift is needed.

In a country of a billion and a half, you can’t make a statement without millions finding fault with it. Social media trolls are a menace, so players keep out of their way.

Basel Convention would help control flow of used material displaced by China’s ban

Treating roads with the wastewater may pollute the environment with radium and oil and gas compounds

Treating roads with wastewater may pollute the environment with radium

On this World Environment Day, a look at the boom in biodegradable cutlery and crockery made from agricultural residue

Work was my escape from postnatal depression

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BOSTON – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding seven local New England organizations with recognition for their work keeping wasted food out of landfills and incinerators and putting it to better use.

DENVER (April 23, 2020)) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Sprouts Farmers Market Store #305 in Aurora, CO and Sprouts Farmers Market Store #325 in Englewood, CO, with 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Awards.

DALLAS – (April 23, 2020)  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the national WasteWise awards.

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(PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Towson University in Maryland today with a 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Award.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the national WasteWise awards. EPA is recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of 11 WasteWise partner organizations.

The trend of low power demand, now furthered in the post-Covid economy, and increased RE generation, will continue to put a ceiling on the PLF of the thermal fleet.

Perhaps less well-known is the electronic waste that’s becoming a serious problem in parts of the country.

The post Why Nigeria needs to manage electronic waste better appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a swipe at President Trump as she and fellow Democrats are plowing forward with another massive coronavirus relief package.

Industrial residues is misplaced local resources, the best way of handling is to turn them into renewable resources. For example, the industrial residues can be used for the preparing cement raw material and can be used as concrete...

This paper examines how three multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) incorporate transparency into their regulatory regimes: CITES (endangered species, especially tropical timber), the Basel Convention (hazardous e-waste), and the Kimberley Process (conflict diamonds)

Have you ever wondered who was paying to recycle that plastic bottle you just threw away?

Urgent research is needed to assess the possible risks to human health and ecosystems from the ever-increasing amounts of engineered nanomaterials going into household waste and ending up in the environment, according to a new OECD report.

Advanced economies have reduced their consumption of raw materials and improved waste management, but more should be done to design and produce goods in a way that uses fewer natural resources and produces less waste, according to a new OECD report.

An update of the OECD database on transboundary movements of wastes is now available for download. Since 1992, transboundary movements of recyclable wastes between OECD countries are regulated by the Council Decision C(2001)107, which was established by the OECD Council, and designed as an agreement under Article 11 of the Basel Convention.

Agriculture production is highly dependent on water and increasingly subject to water risks; and is the largest using sector and a major polluter of water. Improving agriculture’s water management is essential to a sustainable and productive agro-food sector.

Let’s be honest, waste reduction doesn’t have much of a ring to it. To many, it’s a complex policy issue without much hope if consumers keep throwing their cans away in the street.

Advanced economies have reduced their consumption of raw materials and improved waste management, but more should be done to design and produce goods in a way that uses fewer natural resources and produces less waste, according to a new OECD report.