DISPOSAL DILEMMA

No space for garbage

Do the dirty on

Biotoilets fail to save Dal lake from pollution due to official apathy

Sound burial

In Court

GOBAR-Dhan: CSE’s roadmap can address the challenges faced by Bio-CNG in India

CSE worked closely with the Ministry of Jal Shakti & identified the opportunities that can be tapped to realise the potential of organic …

Paradigm shift in transborder plastic waste trade

Agreement reached at 14th Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention to make global trade in plastic scrap more transparent and better regulated

Learning the ropes

CSE assesses waste management systems in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh and finds they have still a long way to go

Swachh Survekshan 2017 results on May 4; government says signs are ‘encouraging’

Besides covering larger number of cities and towns, this year’s survey also gives more importance to citizen feedback  

No polybags in Tripura

ON SEPTEMBER 16, the Tripura government's 20-month-old law banning plastic bags became more stringent. Seeking to remove the crinkles in the …

Bengaluru's trash talk

City administration makes fresh promises to get an extension to dump its waste at Mandur village. But will the five-month breather be enough for …

End-of-life neglect

Safe recycling of e-waste remains a pipe dream despite government rules

Bengaluru's burning issue

The city finally wakes up to waste management, but bumbles into incineration plants

Wasted wealth

Organic composting is filthy business. Facilities flout norms, produce poor quality manure

Going surgical on plastics in Rwanda

This African country has set an example on how to strictly enforce plastic-related laws

Loo blues: Count defunct toilets before building more

Squirrels now use plastic to build their nests

In urban areas, trees are scarce but plastic material is not

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Waste for roads

Solid wastes could soon be used for laying roads

A sector that wants space

COVID-19 lockdown a good time to compost your waste. Here's how to do it

Home composting can shed load off workers. About 50-70% of Indian households generate waste that is organic in nature 

Kerala has taken a bold step with its ban on single-use plastics

Whether it will be successful remains to be seen; however, it is a praiseworthy step nonetheless 

Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time

Identifying mine waste as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals and boost mining industry during the downturn

Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in Delhi - a case study

A large portion of Delhi is unsewered. Almost half of the households either use septic tanks or openly defecate. This film looks at the …