Managing Hospital Waste: A Guide for Health Care Facilities
Keywords: Hospital waste management guideMedical waste disposal practices,Srishti health care waste report,Responsible waste management in hospitals,Infectious waste containment,Waste segregation in health care,Hospital waste treatment technologies,National standards...
Mercury in Hospital Indoor Air: Staff and Patient at Risk
Even as the Central Pollution Control Body seeks feedback on the draft guidelines on e-waste management in the country, Delhi-based Toxics Link has released a pioneering study mapping the e-waste scenario in Kolkata, revealing that not only is the city fast joining other metros in e-waste generation, but is also emerging as a major centre for hazardous e-waste recycling in its residential areas that is being imported from overseas apart from other parts of India. The study titled: “E-waste: Flooding the city of joy”, places the figure of e-waste generation in Kolkata at 9,000 tonnes annually. This only includes the waste generated from computers, television sets and refrigerators, implying that the figure is much higher if washing machines, cellphones, music players, compact disc/DVD players etc are also added. For more information please write us at info@toxicslink.org
Making the Most of a Mess: A Handbook on Municipal Solid Waste
Pesticide consumption in agriculture has been on the rise in the last 20 years in India. Pesticides are used extensively in crops such as cotton, paddy, chilies, horticulture, tobacco, etc. They are also used for public health purposes like vector control for diseases like malaria, dengue, and so forth. However, little attention is given to their long term impact on the environment and human beings. The report, The Killing Fields: Farmer deaths due to exposure to pesticides in Warangal District, investigates into the harmful effects of pesticides on farmers in the Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh. The report is a collaborative effort of Toxics Link, Sarvodaya Youth Organisation, Centre for Resource Education, and Community Health Cell.
Upscaling People’s Participation in Urban Solid Waste Management: Constraints and Prospects
Keywords: Urban waste managementDecentralized solid waste systems,Community interventions in India,Toxics Link environmental NGO,Municipal waste policies,Informal sector in waste management,Community-based solid waste models,MSW Rules Analysis,Alliance for Waste...
Clean Communities: A comprehensive guide to effective solid waste management
Keywords: Solid waste management,Clean Communities,Toxics Link,Waste generation,Municipal Solid Waste Management,Urbanization,Waste collection,Waste processing,Waste disposal,Legal mandate,Financial resources,Infrastructural resources,Technological...
POPs in South Asia: Status and environmental health impacts
Keywords: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs),South Asia Region (SAR),Environmental health impactsSurvey,Data collection,Regulatory framework,Sources and stockpiles,Uses and releases, study, india,Pathways of contamination,Environmental monitoring,Wildlife...
Scrapping the Hi-Tech Myth
Keywords:E-waste,Electronic waste,Computer waste,E-waste management,Environmental pollution,Health hazards,Toxics Link,Extended Producer Responsibility,Precautionary Principle,Waste tradeSolid waste management,Technological obsolescence,Urbanization impact,Consumer...
STITCHED WITH CHEMICALS
The study by the environmental group raises serious concern on the current focus on ‘recycling’ to address the challenges of dealing with rising e-waste volumes globally and stresses on the need to bring in holistic solutions and shift focus from mere recycling to other aspects of a circular economy like reduce and repair.
Lead in Solvent-Based Paints for Home Use in India
The study by the environmental group raises serious concern on the current focus on ‘recycling’ to address the challenges of dealing with rising e-waste volumes globally and stresses on the need to bring in holistic solutions and shift focus from mere recycling to other aspects of a circular economy like reduce and repair.