COVID-19 & children: Unmasking the reality
Is the ODF status for Kanpur a myth?
From shortage of toilets to age-old habits, Kanpur throws up a contradictory picture
Whose waste is it?
Producers are shifting their plastic recovery responsibility to other companies
All that rot
India's waste problem is serious, says expert
Bandhwari landfill: Waste-to-energy plant will pollute environment, residents protest expansion
Hundreds attending a public hearing meeting at the site protested a proposed expansion of the plant
Supertech: It is essential to mitigate pollution, waste post-demolition; here is why
Huge amounts of construction and demolition waste in a residential area is hazardous for human health and warrants immediate disposal
Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into dumpyard
Dumping garbage into rivers has become a concern in ecologically-sensitive Arunachal Pradesh, to the extent that the Deputy Commissioner of East …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
In hope of a plastic waste-free island
Although Zanzibar is cashing in on tourism, it is also battling plastic menace in the form of litter consisting of discarded water bottles and …
Can India manage its toxic e-waste?
One of the biggest producers of e-waste in the world, India doesn't have data and monitoring mechanisms to manage e-waste
Noida landfill protests: Confusion among officials troubles residents
While a two-year-old response to an RTI query said the site had been cancelled for the waste-to-energy project, a recent public notice called it …
A day in a ragpickers’ slum in New Delhi
Ragpickers have remained out of the formal system of employment or benefits, and their condition is getting worse due to alienating policies
How Sweden got out of the garbage dumps
Less than one per cent of garbage goes to landfill; energy from waste powers public transport, heats homes
A review of the draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015
The new rules propose to increase the thickness of plastic bags to 50 microns so that their cost discourages people from using them. But …
Tirade against toxins
There is no safe disposal of tonnes of hazardous wastes imported to India, observes the Supreme Court
Ailing systems
Hospital waste management suffers from poor understanding and even poorer implementation
Unavoidable reality
It’s time to think up novel ways to manage waste
Clay the solution for safe disposal of biomedical waste, say IIT-G scientists
A 99.6% reduction of viral contamination & very low diffusion rates were observed using compacted clays like bentonite and kaolin
Waste smart cities
A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management
Clean Thiruvananthapuram, but dirty Villappilsala
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala was once known as the cleanest city in India. Today, it is littered with garbage
Trash to trash
BAN ON DUMPING
South Africa
Trash tax