Taste for waste
Entrepreneurs now see business opportunity in waste paper. The raddiwala employed with start-ups can be summoned to home with the click of a …
Most Indian villages do not have any waste management infrastructure: Study
With a changing consumer landscape, single-use, low-quality plastics are contributing to the growing waste problem in rural India
Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models
Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around
E-waste to increase 38% by 2030: Report
Most electronic waste around the world still not being collected and recycled properly: United Nations University
Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO
The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions
Trash-fired power plants wasted in India
Controversy mars India's ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate …
Junk masters
Start-ups tap into novel techniques to not just collect garbage and process it in an environment-friendly manner, but also convert it into …
Groundwater and health of residents at risk due to waste dumping in Aravallis
Villages of Faridabad and Gurgaon are protesting against a landfill site proposed by the Haryana government in the region
Hazardous waste
The number of hazardous industries and the waste they generate have gone up between 2019–20 and 2020–21. There is also a glaring data …
Youngsters help Mumbai manage its waste better
A young group of environmental engineers has begun a startup to manage municipal solid waste in Mumbai. The company called Sanjeevani S3 is …
Small cities take a big leap in managing waste; CSE recognises their innovative approach
Small cities such as Vengurla and Panchgani manage waste better and are innovative in their approach, shows a CSE report which assessed waste …
Delhi Public School, Patna: How to make your school green
Delhi Public School in Patna is a shining example of resource efficiency. It harvests rainwater, segregates its waste, is energy efficient and …
Waste of a Nation – Garbage and Growth in India
Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue that in India the removal and reuse of waste lays waste to human lives.
How to segregate waste at home with Ruchika Sethi Takkar
Ruchika Sethi Takkar is a promoter of sustainable waste management at source. She teaches home-owners, residential societies and corporates the …
Guwahati: The Waste Management Report Card
Guwahati, the fastest growing city in the Northeast has its own set of problems with regards to Waste Management. An analytical report on the …
CSE welcomes new bio-medical waste management rules
There has been a reduction in waste categorisation from the existing 10 categories to four which is a good step, says non-profit
Nothing goes waste
The biological method of hospital waste management, which helps reclaim degraded land and cultivate medicinal plants, may be the best alternative …
Apocalyptic vision
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How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector
Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights
Third dumpsite fire in a month points to systemic failure of waste management in Delhi
Recent fire at Bhalswa raging for 72 hours; previous two fires at Ghazipur led to spike in air pollution
These places in NCR are making zero waste a daily commitment
Down To Earth profiles two initiatives in the National Capital Region that aim at reducing food waste and a number of other measures for making …
Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose
Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt
Sri Lanka Court of Appeal to intervene in UK waste trade scam
Since east Asian countries are closing the loopholes in their waste trade laws, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh seem to be the new targets
Recycling of e-waste in India and its potential
Since India is highly deficient in precious mineral resources while untreated e-waste goes to landfill, there is need for a well designed, …
E-Waste Day: 82% of India's e-waste is personal devices
The first International E-Waste Day is being celebrated across 20 countries by 40 different organisations worldwide to raise awareness on e-waste …