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 …
Waste to worth
Innovative ways to solve the riddle of waste by turning it into useful and valuable products
Plastics ban calls for deliberation, not draconian measures
While a plastic-free society may sound good, issues like lack of alternatives to banned products and potential threats to livelihoods of millions …
To treat toxic wastewater without chemicals, scientists develop nanomaterial from seaweed
The nanomaterial obtained from seaweed has shown very high adsorption capacity for lead and chromium
Will centralised waste disposal work for Punjab?
Safe waste disposal is a big challenge for the national sanitation overdrive. Punjab has been experimenting with centralised systems to tackle …
Half the public places do not manage waste water and litter
A government survey of 16 states in India finds that 51% and 53% public spaces in hills and plains respectively have unhygienic surroundings
Trashing the ragpicker
The new rules for plastic waste management exclude the informal sector, key to their successful implementation
Moneyspinning "cashcows"
Initially born as the good samaritan environmentalist's brainchild, recycling now smacks of a lot of hard cash
What a waste
The government is yet to decide what stand to take on the international trade in recyclable waste as banning it completely will hit industry hard
Environmental racism
Waste not, want not
Waste generated in Guwahati will now be used to produce bio-fertiliser and electricity
Meerut's bane...
HC takes note of hospital waste recycling racket
Glitter, not litter: These 10 cities show how to get rid of waste
Zero-waste is all about making surroundings clean, green & environmentally sustainable
Why a landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Ridge is a bad idea
A recent SC order approving a recommendation to set up a landfill and a Waste-to-Energy plant in Delhi Ridge is an ill-thought move
Kicking up a stink
Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins
It is critical to lift veil of secrecy around use of refuse-derived fuel in cement plants
Discussions with cement companies over co-processing RDF shows logistical issues plaguing its adoption
New plastic waste management rules leave out vital points
One aspect that was not dealt with was the informal sector of waste collection
CAMBODIA
Cautious waste disposal
Hazardous decision
On shaky ground
Cinderella's carriage
Biodegradable plastic car parts can be made from miscanthus grass
In Telangana’s Badanpet, a dumpsite turns into a rock garden, nursery
As of now, this nursery is self-reliant in supplying saplings for horticultural purposes, park development, road median development, greening and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 28, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Odisha has most contaminated sites in India: CPCB data
Of the 112 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances, 23 were in Odisha followed by Uttar Pradesh (21) and Delhi (11)