What is the global treaty on plastic pollution?

This treaty will serve as a framework for an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding agreement mandating countries …

Rare earth metals are used extensively in clean energy technologies. But how safe are they?

Mining and disposal of these elements add to the environmental damages and ecological burden 

Faecal sludge and septage management key for a clean Ganga

There is also a need to address the issue of greywater — the water from bathroom and kitchen — which continues to pollute water …

India needs a strategic direction on single-use plastics

There’s requirement of Mechanisms that will not only improve eco-consciousness among citizens but will also empower and encourage …

‘World’s first e-waste microfactory will create a ripple effect on jobs, especially for local communities’

Prof Veena Sahajwalla, the Indian-origin scientist who launched the world’s first microfactory for e-waste, talks to Down To Earth about …

Litter-free Tirunelveli

Litter-free Tirunelveli is a movement started by this city in Tamil Nadu to encourage segregation of waste at source. Find out how the city is …

Two years left and the blind chase of toilets continues

Although Guna district in Madhya Pradesh spent almost all its money for toilet construction, people were still defecating in the open 

India is the graveyard of community-led total sanitation: Kamal Kar

Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative methodology for mobilising communities to completely eliminate open defecation. …

TrustBin: compost kitchen waste in easy steps

TrustBin is an eco-friendly, indoor kitchen-waste composter. It uses Japanese technology for composting that does not produce foul smell. It is …

Bhalswa landfill up in flames

The recent fire at North Delhi's Bhalswa landfill has been at the centre of a political controversy. A look at the situation on-ground

Exposing inequity & injustice of India’s single-use plastic ban

Ban targets downstream users of plastic while producers continue to operate with minimal restrictions

Humanity produced 62 billion kg of e-waste in 2022. In 2030, that number will be 82 billion kg: UN

Easiest solution for all e-waste issues is still not to generate any e-waste in the first place, urges report  

Trendy fashion is not always great for the planet, but circular fashion choices can help

Fashion waste reduction, rental options and consumer awareness are some ways to reduce textile industry’s impact on environment

The bane of consumerism

If plastic waste has to be done away with, the initiation has to come from consumers

Waste management in news on May 2

A round-up of the latest news and developments on waste management 

Green way to recycle paper

Bacterial enzymes can replace chemicals in recycling

Tax on trash

Dry ice cleaning

INDIA

Garbage disposal planned

Easy solution

BRAZIL

Moneymakers

Pariahs, no more?

Zimbabwe's urban farmers are finally being seen as answers to its development ills

Dumping site