Wasteful profits
From barefoot ragpickers to rich kabariwallahs moving about in cars, the country's waste recycling industry caters to countless Indians.An …
Package collection plan promotes recycling
Germany's environmental laws are slowly ushering in a culture of waste reduction, especially in packaging material.
Covering up with a plastic smile
The plastics industry in USA maintains its green image by deviously exporting used containers to developing countries for disposal, finds …
Book review: Garbage Wars: The Struggle For Environmental Justice By David Naguib Pellow
Sociologist David Naguib Pellow has come out with an engrossing account of Chicago from the perspective of what surrounds us all: garbage. It is …
Apocalyptic vision
BOOK>> WHEN A BILLION CHINESE JUMP, HOW CHINA WILL SAVE MANKIND—OR DESTROY IT • By Jonathan Watts, Faber & Faber • …
Lead(ing) to disaster
Environmentally-hazardous backyard smelting units swell as multinationals fail to recycle used batteries
Backyard mess
Wastepaper is abundantly available in India. Yet the Indian paper industry depends heavily on imports. MONALI ZEYA HAZRA finds out why
Food can have toxic chemicals from recycling e-waste
A new study shows that recycling black plastic from electronic waste is introducing harmful chemicals such as bromine and lead into everyday …
The trash piles up
With Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands insisting on high recycling targets, an agreement on waste packaging among European Community members …
E-waste recycling hub: Moradabad
Rudimentary and risky ways of recycling cut costs, offer the formal sector tough competition
Depolluting Dal
They are not concerned about the troubles in the valley. Their main concern is to save Dal lake from death
Lightly treads the tourist
Nepal's Annapurna Conservation Area Project has made tremendous strides in pursuit of eco-tourism. The key is empowering local people
Recycling e-waste: ‘CPCB’s competence must be raised’
Swedish academic Thomas Lindhqvist, who introduced extended producer responsibility, says India doesn’t need better recycling rules, but …
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
Taste for waste
Entrepreneurs now see business opportunity in waste paper. The raddiwala employed with start-ups can be summoned to home with the click of a …
Handmade paper industry flourishes in Latur
When you hear about Latur, you remember earthquakes, drought, and disaster. But making beauty out of ashes is what the Kalpakala Industry …
Tricks of the e-waste trade
New rules offer no help to informal operators. They ignore reality and are likely to be toothless
E-waste: How should India defuse a ticking time bomb?
Safe disposal practices, consumer awareness and cooperation between organised and unorganised sectors is needed to solve the issue
Recycling of e-waste in India and its potential
Since India is highly deficient in precious mineral resources while untreated e-waste goes to landfill, there is need for a well designed, …
Working with waste pickers crucial for post-COVID-19 economic recovery: Report
Governments can transition to a zero-waste future by forging partnerships with informal recyclers, notes report
Plastic Unlimited
New rules to restrict the use of plastic in India may end up promoting the polymer industry
Dealing with waste
On the 10th anniversary of the Basel Convention, member states reiterate the need to minimise the generation of hazardous waste
Barring the muck
The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What …
Developing countries are dumpyards for e-waste
A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys,…
Unorganized players give e-bike a bad name
For a growing section of riders, e-bikes are a cool way out of increasing fuel costs. Naveen Munjal’s firm Hero Electric leads India’…