03/03/2010
• Sustainable E-waste Management
By Satish Sinha
Published in Toxics Link; 03/03/2010
The twentieth century marked the beginning of use of equipments like radio, television and a ground breaking discovery - the first computer. Innovation and development in the field of science and technology and an open global market resulted in availability of a range of products at affordable prices, changing the very lifestyle of societies.
13/07/2009
• Plan around the Trees and not without them
By Suman S. Shanker
Published in Toxics Link; 13/07/2009
While we are all ecstatic about the plans for new High Capacity Bus System, flyovers and expansion of the Delhi Metro railway network, the BRT and the infrastructure upgrade for the commonwealth games, the large forest cover of Delhi is depleting at an alarming rate.
30/09/2008
• Zero waste Community: Not a dream, but a reality.
By Bindu Milton
Published in Toxics Link; 30/09/2008
With the successful completion of three yearlong projects on zero waste management Toxics Link (TL), has proved that waste is not something to waste but to use wisely. The article takes an overview of TL’s three yearlong project on Zero waste management.
15/08/2008
• Waste – The business of exclusion
By Ravi Agarwal
Published in Toxics Link; 15/08/2008
Quantum of waste generated in India is expanding along with the rapid expansion of major metros in the country. Currently we generate over 45 million tonnes of municipal waste each year that is expected to cross 65 million tonnes by 2010. What was two decades back, mostly food waste, now contains electronic, construction, plastic, metal, bio-medical, household hazardous and industrial wastes. Interestingly, the waste generation varies across economic classes. Most of this waste ends up in dumps situated in low-lying areas that were previously water-bodies.
24/07/2008
• Proposed hazardous waste management rule: A Real hazard to the environment
By Priti Mahesh
Published in Toxics Dispatch; 24/07/2008
Industrial policies since independence fostered the growth of industries in India. The rapid industrialisation has been key to the economic growth. But one of the downsides of industrialization has been the generation of large quantity of hazardous wastes. Neither the existing regulations nor the proposed hazardous waste management rule suggest any effective solution to the ever-growing problem.
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