South Africa bans dumping of liquid waste in landfills

It will protect groundwater reserves from toxic leachate, help hazardous wastes to be used as alternative for fossil fuels and boost the country&…

Garbage dumps leading to shift in food habits of wild animals

Animals and birds at some places in Uttarakhand are becoming more dependent on anthropological food waste, says new study

Delhi’s Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws focus on individual accountability

By emphasisng on segregating waste and making the generator accountable, the bye-laws have taken a stride towards improving waste management …

Remedial resolve

Norwegian government delegation led by Minister for International Development appreciates decentralised waste management facilities in Gurugram

The city has developed some remarkable models, for managing waste from bulk generators

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh among cleanest states; UP at bottom

Indore, Bhopal, Surat and Vadodara are among the top 10 cleanest cities in India

Mandate for MRPL

Managing waste - the Chandigarh way

Le Corbusier's city is getting a face-lift. A unique programme of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (MCC), is ridding the city of the most …

Kerala: This biomedical waste management model should be extended to households

Perinthalmanna has an effective system for the management of biomedical waste with few areas for improvement

Why India’s solid waste management system needs a digital overhaul

The need for digitalization in waste collection and disposal operations goes beyond information technology 

Imphal struggles to handle its waste

After a seven-month-long protest, the city’s municipal corporation reached a solution which too isn’t permanent

500 litres of water enough for this bio-toilet to serve a family of five for 15 years

Researchers from IIT-Kharagpur develop a bio-toilet that recycles water and turns waste to energy

Will the plastic carry-ban in Delhi be enforced this time?

In spite of separate bans ordered by both the court and the government, use of plastic bags has not stopped

Don't junk it

Waste can power vehicles

POLLUTING HOSPITALS

CAG report shows how Karnataka's solid waste management is in disarray

Faultlines at urban bodies: Lack of segregation, no identification of dump sites, absence of GPS

What the Kumbh left behind: 100 tonnes waste a day

Unscientific dumping affects agriculture in nearby villagers, leads to infections

Ten zero-waste cities: How Thiruvananthapuram cleaned up its act

Kerala’s capital popularised a model that minimised waste creation

Ten zero-waste cities: What makes Penang stand out in waste recycling?

It has the highest recycling rate in Malaysia at 43 per cent

Plastic or no plastic?

3D scanning technology can tell how clean Indian cities are

The new method is cost-effective and could readily be used by municipal bodies across the country to estimate the waste collection efficiency at …

How one social enterprise is working to make Ladakh waste-free

Ladakh has progressed a lot in recent years in developing a sound waste recovery mechanism, but there is still a lot more to be done to make …

Ten zero-waste cities: How Seoul came to be among the best in recycling

Strong policy instruments and good implementation did the trick for South Korea's capital

Was Goa’s burning Sonsoddo landfill a stunt or something else?

Uncannily, the fire at the waste treatment plant came just a day before Malaysia announced it was giving plastic waste imports back to western nations

Divide and Conquer: waste segregation is the key

Waste segregation at source improves collection efficiency and leads to better processing of waste