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Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry
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Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Surbhi Shukla
6 min read
The “Blue” classification of WTE plants is not merely a technical error but a fundamental policy failure that prioritises administrative convenience over human life
What does “circular economy” actually mean?
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What does ‘circular economy’ actually mean?

Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh
5 min read
As the World Circular Economy Forum in Gandhinagar draws to an end, we attempt to understand the how, why & who of circular economy
Dust Free Delhi campaign being implemented by MCD's Karol Bagh zone on major Public Works Department roads exceeding 60 feet in width.
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How MCD’s Karol Bagh Zone built a model to keep Delhi’s roads dust-free

Dilkhush Meena
6 min read
A 41-day campaign cleared 122 km of major roads, removed 228 MT of dust and showed why road-dust control needs repeated cleaning, monitoring and coordinated municipal action
EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no

EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no

Vanhishikha Vyas
6 min read
India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?

India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?

Anjali Nair
4 min read
An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026.

How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors

Dilkhush Meena
7 min read
The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

Anjali Nair
4 min read
There needs to be an urgent change in the way Indians think about landfills

There needs to be an urgent change in the way Indians think about landfills

Pondharshini Ponnusamy
4 min read
Philippines' EPR system has real strengths: Rising targets written into law, a penalty built to make non-compliance the costlier option, and a mandatory third-party audit few comparable economies have.

EPR in Asia Pacific: Philippines built a tough plastic penalty but its polluters set the footprint

Vanhishikha Vyas
5 min read
GOBARdhan has the money. Are India’s cities ready to use it?

GOBARdhan has the money. Are India’s cities ready to use it?

Kaifee Jawed
6 min read
EPR in Asia Pacific: Even with Asia’s strictest recycling system, South Korea burns more plastic than it recycles

EPR in Asia Pacific: Even with Asia’s strictest recycling system, South Korea burns more plastic than it recycles

Vanhishikha Vyas
6 min read
Fisherfolk fishing in Penthakotta beach, Puri, Odisha.

India must confront the growing threat of abandoned fishing gear

Aniket Chandra
5 min read
SC pushes India towards structured environmental compensation regime for solid waste management

SC pushes India towards structured environmental compensation regime for solid waste management

Mou Sengupta
5 min read
EPR in Asia Pacific: Vietnam made companies pay for packaging, then wrote discount into the formula

EPR in Asia Pacific: Vietnam made companies pay for packaging, then wrote discount into the formula

Vanhishikha Vyas
6 min read
EPR in Asia Pacific: Japan sorts its plastic better than any country. It still recycles very little of it

EPR in Asia Pacific: Japan sorts its plastic better than any country. It still recycles very little of it

Vanhishikha Vyas
5 min read
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