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Tackling the integrated challenge of plastic pollution and climate change
11 Jan 2022
| Mongabay
In April 2021, TERI's roadmap proposed a circular plastic value chain to address the problem of both plastic pollution and greenhouse emissions.
Read moreLike Japan and Singapore, why doesn’t India burn plastic waste to produce energy?
04 Jan 2022
| Scroll.in
Coprocessing has been marred by many cost issues. Typically, the quality and quantity of municipal waste is not optimal for RDF. So, cement plants need to spend money on pre-processing waste to make it useful. Transportation is also an issue, says Mr Kaushik Chandrasekhar, a solid waste management expert from TERI
Read moreThe cost of plastic waste
30 Dec 2021
| Mongabay India
Coprocessing has been marred by many cost issues. Typically, the quality and quantity of municipal waste is not optimal for RDF. So, cement plants need to spend money on pre-processing waste to make it useful. Transportation is also an issue, says Mr Kaushik Chandrasekhar, a solid waste management expert from TERI.
Read moreNew advanced oxidation technology can enhance waste water reuse at lower cost
25 Aug 2021
| Outlook
TERI has developed a technology called the Advanced Oxidation Technology or TADOX which can reduce less dependence and load on biological and tertiary treatment systems and help achieve zero liquid discharge.
Read moreTrash turns into treasure in new plastic economy
07 Aug 2021
| Sunday Guardian
According to the study by TERI, out of the total polymer consumption of 16.8 million tonnes per annum in 2018-19, 90% was for plastic and the remaining 10% was for non-plastic consumption. From the total plastic waste generated, about 60% is actually recycled, 8.5% reutilized for energy recovery and repurposing, and about 31.5% is mismanaged plastic waste.
Read moreE-waste: A Growing Problem
30 May 2021
| Business Today
According to Dr Suneel Pandey, Director, Environment & Waste Management division, TERI, even as legislation and rules have come a long way and evolved over time, bringing smaller players under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) net is a challenge and that is where the government needs to work on an incentive mechanism.
Read moreIn Last Seven Months, India Generated Around 33,000 Tonnes COVID-19 Waste, Maharashtra Biggest Contributor: Report
12 Jan 2021
| Swachh India NDTV
According to Mr Sourabh Manuja, Fellow, Centre for Waste Management, Environment & Waste Management Division at TERI, our cities need appropriate training and capacity building along with the infrastructure to manage the bio-medical waste they generate, including domestic hazardous waste.
Read more'Waste Nama' will write a new version of clean India, know what is the plan for the city of Varanasi
29 Oct 2020
| Jagran
According to TERI, which is actively involved in solid waste management at Varanasi, the Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET) is being used for emissions estimates for Varanasi as well as Panaji under the Varanasi Waste NAMA programme.
Read moreManoeuvring Environmental Challenges with Tech-Based Solutions, Policies
23 Oct 2019
| BW Smart Cities
TERI is working to develop and implement technology solutions, emerging from national policies, to address the adverse impact energy use and waste management on the environment, shared Dr Suneel Pandey, Director, Environment and Waste Management Division, TERI, in an interview.
Read moreReducing waste is key as phase-out won't be easy
13 Oct 2019
| Hindustan Times
According to a TERI and environment ministry fact sheet released in 2018, around 43% of manufactured plastics are used for packaging purpose and most are of single-use.
Read moreGovernment looks to junk plastic water bottles
01 Sep 2019
| Mint
A 2018 report by TERI states that plastic accounts for 8 per cent of the total solid waste generated in the country annually.
Read moreDecentralisation, awareness focus areas for waste management in Panaji
09 Jul 2019
| The Goan
Following a citizen perception survey, a team of TERI and German government agency GIZ has concluded that decentralization and creating awareness of the solid waste management laws among stakeholders including residents is the way forward to establish a sustainable solid waste management system for Panaji, Goa.
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