Make wealth from waste

Residential societies can set up their own composting plants to tackle biodegradable waste profitably

Pick the no waste option

The Kerala government popularises a model that minimises the creation of waste

Implementation of waste management laws remains woefully inadequate: Experts

Waste management experts had gathered at the launch of the book State of Waste in India

IPL joins the league of zero-waste events, to host first ‘green match’ in Bengaluru

Green protocol is all set to be implemented in today’s match to ensure that the waste is reduced, leaving nothing for landfills

Globally, 23 cities pledge to reduce waste sent to landfills, incinerators by 50%

This commitment will avoid disposal of at least 87 million tonnes of waste by 2030

Balaghat: How to decentralise waste management in a small city

Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh has shown the way for small cities to adopt sustainable decentralised waste management practices. The town is pushing …

Centre proposes dilution of e-waste collection targets for industries

New Draft Notification on E-waste plans to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility of the industries

Why Panaji should not give up on decentralised waste management

The City Corporation of Panaji wants to discontinue the decentralised waste management system that helped it become a bin-free city

Do small cities need waste-to-energy plants?

The fundamental issue with waste management in India is that it is always someone else’s problem

India drowns in construction, demolition debris

Waste is piling up across the country. Regulations are in place, but recycling is yet to gain momentum. Down To Earth breaks down the …

Total e-waste generated would be enough to create 4,500 Eiffel Towers

United Nations has warned that the world is soon going to be hit by a tsunami of e-waste. It says that in 2018 the world has already produced 48.…

Waste in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around waste

World at a loss as China bans import of plastic waste

In 2017, China imported 7.3 million metric tonnes of waste, including metal, plastics and paper among other waste materials

Explainer: why we should be turning waste into fuel

Recycling has been the main approach for recovering resources and reducing landfill over the past 20 years, but a lot more needs to be done

Trash kings

The mafia's control of garbage business

कबाड़ का व्यापार: किस हद तक सही?

पहले तो हम कचरा पैदा करते हैं और भूमि एवं आजीविका को नष्ट…

States not complying with NGT orders to manage waste: CPCB

Lack a holistic way to manage waste and information gap were the main shortcomings

Alappuzha gets recognised by UNEP for its solid waste management practices

This city in Kerala has adopted decentralised waste management and is pushing for 100 per cent segregation in all the 23 wards

Australian communities are fighting food waste with circular economies

Australians send about 4 million tonnes of food waste to landfill each year – but what if we could use it for other purposes?

Treating waste

Participants at a recently-held workshop stressed the need for proper treatment of hospital wastes

India’s challenges in waste management

The key to efficient waste management is to ensure segregation source and resource recovery

These teenage waste crusaders are cleaning up Delhi's mess

Two brothers run a non-profit that collects dry waste, segregates it and then delivers it to recyclers

World Environment Day in numbers: Waste

What Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 should be like?

While the mission got people talking about sanitation and cleanliness, its implementation needs a lot of work

Temple and open defecation: Shifting narratives of sacred and profane

How did people of Karnataka’s Berambadi village strategically redefine the nature of open defecation spaces?