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Biodegradable plastic developed from microorganisms that feed on seaweed

According to the United Nations, plastic accounts for up to 90% of all the pollutants in our oceans.

Developed by Indian scientists, GreenDispo will dispose of sanitary napkins in an environmentally-friendly manner

Called GreenDispo, the device has been designed in such that it will incinerate the sanitary napkins completely with minimal flue gas emission.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers need your old smartphones and electronic devices

Tokyo Olympic organizers on Wednesday called on the Japanese public to donate old smartphones and other old electronic devices to help make medals for the 2020 Games.

Apple AirPods are not cost-effective to recycle; pose high risk of fire

Apple Inc's new wireless headphones could be a problem for recyclers, according to an electronics firm that took apart the device to review its component parts.

Waste management is imperative in Delhi as the national capital inches closer to another Deonar

The Deonar dumping ground fire in Mumbai has not just exposed the fast deteriorating living conditions in India’s financial capital but also rung the alarm bells for the most notoriously polluted city of India — Delhi.

Puzzlephone: This concept turns old smartphone into a supercomputer

With an aim to extend the life of smartphones and reduce e-waste, Circular Devices is working on a modular smartphone concept, called Puzzlephone.

Soon, your grocery bags could be made from vegetable waste

Scientists have developed an eco-friendly and efficient new bioplastic using rice hulls, cocoa pod husk, spinach and parsley stems as raw material to make grocery bags.

Rain water harvesting is so easy, why can't Mumbai do it?

While many Mumbaikars committed the symbolic gesture of not using water during Holi earlier this year, most would agree that there needs to be more concrete steps taken to ensure Mumbai, as a city, is at least partly self reliant on water. What the city therefore needs is an overall water management system that looks ahead.

Budget 2013: FM wants Waste-to-Energy plants, but is India ready?

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today announced a scheme to encourage cities and municipalities to take up waste-to-energy projects in PPP mode. But is India ready for such ambitious plans yet?

What happens to the tons of garbage left behind at the Kumbh?

The 55-day affair, which draws devotees not just from India, but across the world, has its management skills put to test. Besides crowd management, the tons of waste generated at the congregation is a task that has kept Mela authorities on guard.