In the wake of the books I’ve been reading about ‘zero waste’, I’ve had the wonderful fortune of attending the Global anti-incinerator alliance conference here in Trivandrum. The topics of discussion were – Waste to energy(WTE) which includes biomethanation, landfill-gas trapping, incineration; technical fallacies of incineration and landfills with the relevant scientific proofs; discussions regarding Clean [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Zero Waste Strategy’
A mis-managed invention – Part 2
Posted in Environmental Concept, tagged Environment, Waste, Waste to Energy, Zero Waste Strategy on August 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A mis-managed invention – Part 1
Posted in Environmental Concept, Introspection, tagged Environment, Waste, Zero Waste Strategy on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Post no. 12
I’m on a learning trip at Trivandrum, Kerala, with an environmental NGO, ‘Thanal”, based here. I was told before hand by my guide at Bangalore regrading a project of theirs, ‘Zero Waste Kovalam’. Kovalam is a well known tourist destination for its black sands, rising waves and ayurvedic therapy. But somewhere between 1996 to 1998, [...]
