MOBILE CHARGERS are an inevitable part of our lives, but, once rendered non-functional, they are among one of the most disposed-off electronic waste items found at any e-waste scrap market. A team of scientists from Maharashtra recently conducted a study and developed a unique ‘microbial solution’ for the problem, through Read more…
Kenya has inspired four more countries to ban plastic bags. South Africa, Chile, Oman and Sri Lanka want to follow in Kenya’s footsteps. They announced new measures including plastic bags bans, marine litter and ocean pollution, when their representatives visited Nairobi last week during the United Nations Environment Assembly. “For Read more…
There is one more step to go before New Plymouth’s red rubbish bags are tossed out in favour of wheelie bins. Proposed changes to the district’s kerbside collection would introduce a 20 litre sealable bin for food waste that would be collected weekly, with residents also getting a small kitchen Read more…
Vienna, Austria, 5th December 2017 – The 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi will discuss better ways to #beatpollution and ISWA is at UNEA to call upon the international community to act to bring waste under control and secure a pollution free planet. ISWA is working on the international Read more…
Chonburi Clean Energy (CCE), a joint venture company established by SUEZ, WHA Utilities and Power Plc., and Glow Energy Plc., a subsidiary of ENGIE, have broken ground on an industrial waste-to-energy (WTE) power plant at the Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate in Chonburi, Thailand. The $59 million facility, which has an Read more…
London’s caffeine habit could soon provide an eco-friendly energy kick to its buses, including its iconic red double decker.Some six thousand litres of oil extracted from ground coffee waste will be added to fuel tanks of the city’s transport authority on Monday — enough to power a bus for a Read more…
Jakarta. Indonesia and Denmark signed an action plan on Tuesday (28/11) for their 2017-2020 partnership, marking a new chapter in bilateral relations. The action plan is a follow-up to the Indonesia-Denmark Innovative Partnership Agreement signed during a visit by Queen Margrethe II in 2015. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prime Read more…
The extent of the damage wrought by plastic on our environment is increasingly well known. Yet, this harmful material permeates the majority of the consumer items we buy and use. Mounds of trash, garbage islands in the ocean and the suffering and death of countless fish, birds and other animals Read more…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (UNI) Alappuzha is among five cities of the world whose efforts to fight the problem of solid waste have been recognised as success stories by the United Nations environment body UNEP. Besides Alappuzha, the other cities with a solid approach to waste are Osaka in Japan, Read more…
Recently, some crazy scientists in Bristol, UK have discovered how to charge their smartphones with their own pee. By using micro-organisms which feed off their urine and generate electrons as a by-product, they have managed to produce enough electricity to charge a phone or power some lights. Although we can Read more…