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India’s new EPR framework for non-ferrous metals: Strong foundation, modest ambition
Subhrajit Goswami
08 Jul 2025
6 min read
The updated rules provide ambitious timelines and little clarity on implementation
Waste
Why it matters: Rethinking litter & responsibility in Indian cities
Ina Bahuguna
07 Jul 2025
3 min read
While machines have the potential to help manage urban litter, an ecosystem approach is needed to bring meaningful change
Waste
There’s gold trapped in your iPhone — and chemists have found a safe new way to extract it
Justin M Chalker
27 Jun 2025
4 min read
Success in recovering gold from e-waste will also reduce the need for primary mining and therefore lessen its environmental impact
CPCB drafts India’s first solar waste playbook on storage safety, sustainability
Binit Das
12 Jun 2025
3 min read
Can the world beat plastic pollution in 2025?
Shrotik Bose
05 Jun 2025
5 min read
India’s fashion paradox: As the industry booms, it is being buried under heap of its own waste
Khushboo Garg
05 Jun 2025
4 min read
One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of 10 ping pong balls in plastic
Xia (Alice) Zhu
05 Jun 2025
3 min read
What birds can teach us about repurposing waste
David Farrier
03 Jun 2025
3 min read
Why technicalising India’s waste crisis is not the solution
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran
02 Jun 2025
4 min read
For India, cooling is now a necessity. Its choice of refrigerant will impact progress on climate goals
Shrotik Bose
30 May 2025
4 min read
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills — microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
Terence Musho
29 May 2025
4 min read
From soil to slugs to songbirds — how plastic is moving through ecosystems
Emily Thrift
29 May 2025
3 min read
C&D waste rules 2025 welcome move, but codes need an update now more than ever
Rajneesh Sareen
15 May 2025
5 min read
India–Norway collaboration to check aquatic pollution has helped Agra improve waste circularity
Kuldeep Choudhary
14 Apr 2025
5 min read
Could we make our waste management system work? A case study from Himachal Pradesh offers a reality check
Archana Vaidya
11 Apr 2025
10 min read
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