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
Copy eraser
Network
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 …