Waste management

Waste management is all those activities and action required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes amongst other things, collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste together with monitoring and regulation. It also encompasses the legal and regulatory framework that relates to waste management encompassing guidance on recycling etc.

The term usually relates to all kinds of waste, whether generated during the extraction of raw materials, the processing of raw materials into intermediate and final products, the consumption of final products, or other human activities, including municipal (residential, institutional, commercial), agricultural, and special (health care, household hazardous wastes, sewage sludge). Waste management is intended to reduce adverse effects of waste on health, the environment or aesthetics.

Waste management practices are not uniform among countries (developed and developing nations); regions (urban and rural area), and sectors (residential and industrial).

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CIC Global Construction Sustainability Forum and Exhibition 2023 spotlights the path to sustainable construction

Hong Kong Standard 01 Dec 2023
Meanwhile, increased use of prefabricated components can reduce on-site waste, and property managers can utilize digital solutions to more efficiently maintain buildings and cut emissions ... Among other exhibition highlights is BSF Innovation, which transforms insect and food waste into construction materials....
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Hazardous waste

Dawn 30 Nov 2023
The national hazardous waste management policy was approved by the federal cabinet on June 28 last year with the consensus of both federal and provincial authorities ... However, studies suggest that illegal and poor waste management is the most important global cause of soil and water contamination....
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Sustainable e-waste management system in Sangam city soon

Hindustan Times 30 Nov 2023
With rapid urbanisation resulting in a large-scale generation of electronic waste, the management of e-waste is becoming a challenge in Sangam city. To deal with this problem, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) has begun efforts to implement a sustainable electronic waste management project in the city....
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72 people penalised in 3 days for burning trash in open

Hindustan Times 30 Nov 2023
As per the solid waste management department officials, riverbeds, open grounds, open places under flyovers, ghats, roadsides especially in suburban areas are common places where people prefer to burn garbage early morning, evening and late night ... waste management department....
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Waste No More! Lucknow’s 20 lakh tonnes of garbage set for scientific elimination

Hindustan Times 30 Nov 2023
Shivri waste treatment plant (HT Photo) ... Municipal commissioner Inderjeet Singh faced a personal appearance before the NGT to present the city’s future waste management and disposal plan. The NGT granted a last chance of three months, which LMC successfully utilised to implement an effective waste management system....
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A&M research looks to transform manure into protein

The Bryan Eagle 30 Nov 2023
"Manure management is an expense to these producers, and we are testing to see if this is a way to manage that waste and turn it into a productive feed source." ... Manure conversion by black soldier flies is also expected to provide an environmental benefit beyond reducing reliance on traditional manure management methods like waste storage lagoons....
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Marine plastics reduction initiative boosts local incomes in E China's Zhejiang

People Daily 30 Nov 2023
"China has made significant strides in managing ocean plastic waste in recent years ... The Blue Circle program's receipt of the 2023 Champions of the Earth Award exemplifies China's dedication to tackling the global challenge of ocean plastic waste management, offering valuable solutions and insights to the international community, according to Wang....
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Waste mgmt in Punjab: NGT directs chief secy to file six-monthly progress reports

Hindustan Times 30 Nov 2023
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Punjab’s chief secretary to regularly file six-monthly reports about verifiable progress made in managing solid and liquid waste in the state ... It also noted that the chief secretary had constituted a committee to bridge the gaps in sewage and solid waste management in November last year....
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Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) lodges 550 FIRs during anti-smog drive in Nov

Urdu Point 30 Nov 2023
Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) lodged 550 FIRs against individuals and different housing societies over various offences during its anti-smog drive in last 30 days. LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Nov, 2023) Lahore Waste ......
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As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear

Hastings Tribune 30 Nov 2023
has taken the position that plastic pollution is a waste disposal problem ... policies, such as the enacted in 2020, have focused on managing waste rather than reducing plastic production ... These so-called “low-ambition countries” have pushed for language that allows individual countries to determine how to reduce plastic and focuses on waste management....
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NGT takes a stern view of solid waste dumping in Ghaziabad

Hindustan Times 30 Nov 2023
after a resident filed a petition alleging that solid waste was being dumped there in violation of Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules ... solid waste and other wastes anywhere in the district Ghaziabad particularly on the bank of river Hindon and road adjacent thereto.”....
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Lawn waste order to end for the winter in Lancaster County

News-Press Now 30 Nov 2023
As part of the Nebraska Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, residents are required to separate grass and leaves from household trash from April 1 through Nov ... the bottom of plastic waste bins....
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At the forefront of advancing sustainable practices in ME as per COP28 standards

Gulf News 30 Nov 2023
Tetra Pak is also engaged in circular economy efforts with the Saudi government, participating in the Packaging Working Group and collaborating with local regulators such as MWAN (National Centre for Waste Management) for the development of waste management regulations....

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