The present yard poses a threat to residents of Nagercoil Municipality
It is high time the district administration explored ways to ensure safe and scientific disposal of garbage collected from the Nagercoil municipal limit and other extension areas either in the existing compost yard at Valampurai Vilai, situated in the heart of the town or in some other places.
Meet on waste management calls for total ban on plastic
Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that makes manufacturers responsible for disposal of non-biodegradable waste generated by their products is among the recommendations made to the government by heads of urban local bodies at a workshop on ‘Decentralised waste management,' organised by the Suchitwa Mission, here on Monday.
The Municipal Corporation will be holding meetings with hotel owners and grain market members for segregation of garbage at source in order to tackle the problems being faced in solid waste management in the city.
The waste from the hotels and grain market is in large quantity and comprises of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. Officials said, if garbage from these sources is segregated, the biodegradable waste can be dumped at the dumping ground, while the remaining could be sent to the Garbage Plant for processing.
To ensure that its concerted campaign towards making Himachal Pradesh the country’s first “plastic-free” state is not faced with any hurdles, the state government is likely grant the traders time till till October 2 to stop the use of disposal plastic cups, plates and tumblers. According to a Cabinet decision taken in January, the ban on all types of non-biodegradable materials — including disposable plastic products — was slated to come into force from August 15.
Decision pending on allowing civic body to use dumping yard
Conflicting positions aired by different stakeholders threaten to worsen the waste management problems faced by the Thrikkakara municipality.
The municipality is obviously relaxed over the State government's decision to allow it to use the garbage yard of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram.
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will launch a massive campaign against use of plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 microns. The campaign will be launched at Gariahat market of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) by the state environment minister, Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, on 1 July.
CHENNAI: The State government will impose a ban on the use of plastic carry bags made of virgin plastics or recycled plastics of less than 60 micron thickness and 8x12 inches size.
In his address in the Assembly on Friday, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said the government would lay special emphasis on protecting the environment.
No plastic carry bags will be seen in the city from July with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation imposing a complete ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the city.
A decision to this effect was taken on Monday by the Mayor, Ms B.
