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Date Time Tokyo Tech Philippines Office hosted Workshop on Utilization of Waste Materials Hosted by Tokyo Tech Philippines Office and the Association of Tokyo Tech Alumni and Research Scholars (ATTARS – Philippines Kuramaekai), the 8th Workshop on the Utilization of Waste Materials (WOW2021) was held online on March 6, 13 and 20. Participants having a remote meeting Tokyo Tech Philippines Office was established in 2005 on the campus of De La Salle University in Manila. The Office leads the In...

  TORONTO -- Toronto city staff are canning the idea of automating household yard waste pickup—and are instead pushing for a plan that allows leaves and garden clippings to be collected in kraft paper bags only. In a report set to be reviewed by city councillors, solid waste staff say a pilot project that examined the feasibility of using city-issued “brown bins” for yard waste did not yield any operational efficiencies, and is not worth adopting. The standardized bins were distribut...

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has found a key ally in the cleanup of Laguna de Bay, which is one of the most important bodies of water in the country in terms of ecological and economic impact. (Photo from Laguna Lake Development Authority) The agency recently par

(Photo courtesy of the DENR) Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns Benny D. Antiporda on Saturday, June 26, urged Filipinos to take part in clean-up drives initiated for the country’s oceans to protect marine resources from the growing problem of marine pollution. “If every person throws a piece of candy wrapper in the ocean, after just a few months, we would lose our oceans. This is the simplest form of explanation to this growing problem,” he said...

Revised Palike budget gives Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Rs 250 crore to spend as he wants Revised Palike budget gives Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Rs 250 crore to spend as he wants ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jun 17, 2021, 11:28 IST For the first time in recent years the budget size has gone up by Rs 665 crore Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who also heads Bengaluru Development department, has been vested with the discretionary powers to use Rs 250 crore for undertaking any pro...

The power to KPTCL, has taken the first step towards that goal — composting of wet waste It’s taken more than a decade but the waste-to-energy plant at Kannahalli has finally started working. The plant received 48.695 metric tonnes of wet waste brought by nine garbage compactors on Monday. “The process of converting waste into compost has begun. Converting waste into energy will begin shortly at this plant,’’ said Randeep D, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) Special Commiss...

Published June 14, 2021, 2:40 PM The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is keen on cleaning up Laguna de Bay (Laguna Lake) next following the agency’s works on Boracay Island and Manila Bay. In particular, the DENR bared in a statement Monday, June 14 that it wants to rid Laguna de Bay of its water hyacinth or water lily problem, which has been going on for some time. “I personally commit that in the coming weeks or so, we will be here in this lake to clean up all the wa...

BSWML gets permission to begin operations by month end; will collect waste, manage processing units and transfer garbage to energy plants The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has recei.

Maurice Info Search Le cabinet a pris connaissance des actions et activités à venir dans les prochains semaines voire moi. 1.​ Cabinet has agreed to drafting instructions being conveyed to the Attorney General’s Office for amendments to be brought to the Mauritius Standards Bureau Act. The main amendments proposed to the Mauritius Standards Bureau Act pertain to: (a) ​replacement of some existing interpretations which are outdated; (b)​ inclusion of two new objectives, namely to ...