Bangladesh’s leather industry revival plan
Bangladesh is preparing a national reform plan aimed at increasing value addition, improving environmental compliance and restoring the country’s leather industry’s position in global markets. Read More...
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Bangladesh plans new CETP in Savar
Bangladesh’s government reportedly plans to build a new central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate while rehabilitating the existing facility. Read More...
Bangladesh leather sector gets US$160 million boost
Bangladesh Bank has launched a Tk 20 billion (US$160 million) pre-finance scheme to support investment in the country’s leather and leather goods industry, although cheaper credit alone may not be enough. Read More...
Bangladesh tannery relocation shifts pollution elsewhere
The relocation of Bangladesh's leather industry from Hazaribagh to the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate has reduced pollution in Dhaka, however it has created a new environmental crisis around the Dhaleshwari River, according to an impact evaluation by the country's Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED). Read More...
Pollution Control Board issues notices to 25 Kanpur tanneries
Twenty-five tannery owners in Jajmau, Kanpur, have been issued notices by the Regional Pollution Control Board after wastewater samples from their facilities failed to meet environmental standards. Read More...
Tamil Nadu advances zero-waste leather infrastructure
The government of Tamil Nadu is moving forward with a series of initiatives aimed at improving environmental compliance and infrastructure across the state's leather sector. Read More...
Public pollution misnomers
Karl Flowers, ILM Consultant Technical Editor, shares insight. Read More...
Pollution concerns persist in Ambur
Pollution concerns are mounting in the Tamil Nadu town of Ambur, where the discharge of untreated effluents from more than 50 leather tanneries is alleged to have caused problems. Read More...
Leather pollution shifts from Buriganga to Dhaleshwari
University researchers have warned that tanneries which were relocated from Buriganga to Dhaleshwari (Savar) in Bangladesh are now polluting the Dhaleshwari river, threatening the public health of local communities. Read More...
