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ELECTRONIC WASTE POLICY INDIA
From 2018 to 2022, more than 200,000 Break Free From Plastic volunteers audited waste in 84 countries; 56 companies produced more than half of all branded plastic pollutionA recent investigation highlights that fifty-six companies are behind the majority of branded plastic waste, with Coca-Cola at the forefron...13 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST- India has 62 MMT annual compressed biogas potential; animal waste could become the biggest contributor: ReportIndia can produce sixty-two million metric tonnes of compressed biogas annually. Animal waste alone offers substantial potential for biogas...13 Sep, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
- EU dropped aluminium scrap duty plan over India concerns, sources sayThe European Union has dropped a proposed export duty on aluminum scrap. This decision was made to avoid complicating a free trade agreemen...11 Sep, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
- LG Electronics India in Jefferies’ ‘pole position’; bull case points to 21% upsideJefferies retains a Buy rating on LG Electronics India with a Rs 1,895 target and sees Rs 2,000 in its bull case. Growth could come from pr...11 Sep, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- Researchers crushed mussel, cockle and oyster shells collected from a Dublin beach and added them to polluted water; the experiment cleaned the water while recovering valuable metalsA team of researchers discovered that discarded seashells have the ability to purify water by removing rare earth metals. Among various she...11 Sep, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
- India's new industrial revolution takes shape across space, chips, data centres and solarThe government has backed the push through measures including opening the space sector to private companies, tax incentives for data centre...10 Sep, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
- In 1972, FHWA used 5 inches of scrubber waste in a parking-area base at Washington's Dulles Airport. 2 years later, wet weather caused the experimental base to soften and be replacedEarly tests explored scrubber waste for road bases and subbases. Florida projects between 1977 and 1989 showed highly satisfactory performa...09 Sep, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
- Have an old TV remote at home? 4 clever DIY ways to give it a second life instead of throwing it awayTransforming old TV remotes creates a canvas for innovation. Their various components can enhance DIY electronics or serve as unique materi...09 Sep, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
- California researchers mixed discarded tomato waste into soil and covered it for biosolarization. The decomposing food waste raised temperatures by about 2°C and created conditions that could help kill soil pestsCalifornia researchers explored an unusual way to reuse discarded tomato waste by mixing tomato pomace into soil for biosolarization. The d...09 Sep, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
- In 2024, University of Chicago researchers turned discarded bio-oil char into graphite; 8 hours of cooling made crystals 5 times thicker and over 15 times widerUS researchers have developed a method to convert plant waste into high-quality graphite. This breakthrough offers a potential domestic sou...09 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
- Florida turned scrubber waste into road base in 12 projects by 1989; 100,000 tons earned highly satisfactory ratings, transforming an industrial byproduct into useful road baseFlorida utilized processed FGD scrubber material in twelve road-base projects between 1977 and 1989. This material demonstrated satisfactor...08 Sep, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
- Three California students pushed their school district to go greener. Their campaign of 600 students led to electric bus grants, recycling bins and food donationsThree California students founded Go Greenish, a youth-led movement for school climate policies. Their advocacy led to electric school bus ...08 Sep, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
- In 2020, NTU used orange peel to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries; the process recovered about 90% of cobalt, lithium, nickel, and manganese from old cellsResearchers have found orange peels can recover metals from dead batteries. This method extracts valuable cobalt, lithium, nickel, and mang...08 Sep, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
- A 1998 Texas experiment mixed printer toner into asphalt, and tests found it could make the mix strongerA recent study reveals that adding waste toner to asphalt binder can significantly improve its performance. With just a ten percent additio...08 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
- ERI and Ecoreco unveil “ERI India” in Tokyo, marking a milestone in e-waste recycling and circular resource recoveryIn Tokyo, ERI and Ecoreco have launched ERI India, an initiative that merges international IT asset disposition (ITAD) knowledge with India...04 Sep, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
- In 2011, CEQ, EPA and GSA launched a national electronics plan. 15 years later, 2.4 billion EPEAT products generated $24.6 billion in savings for buyers nationwide2011 strategy emerged at a time when computers, monitors, printers, mobile devices and other electronics were becoming increasingly importa...03 Sep, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
- In 2012, Chicago’s Railroad Retirement Board found new life for 3,200 pounds of electronics through reuse and recycling; the effort lifted waste diversion nearly 10%The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board successfully recycled over 3,200 pounds of electronic waste. This achievement was driven by federal prog...01 Sep, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
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