Unintended consequences: Street vendors in India struggle amid the single-use plastic ban
The sudden ban on single-use plastics has left vendors grappling to find suitable alternatives, significantly impacting their businesses
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 1, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
India needs more representative national food waste studies, says latest UN report
Food waste can be halved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 26, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2024)
Humanity produced 62 billion kg of e-waste in 2022. In 2030, that number will be 82 billion kg: UN
Easiest solution for all e-waste issues is still not to generate any e-waste in the first place, urges report
DTE multimedia team wins Ramnath Goenka Award for reporting on India’s waste management solutions
The organisation was recognised for its 9-part docu-series on India's cleanest cities & how they have tackled their waste management problems
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 15, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 13, 2024)
Trendy fashion is not always great for the planet, but circular fashion choices can help
Fashion waste reduction, rental options and consumer awareness are some ways to reduce textile industry’s impact on environment
Bihar to strengthen waste management profile by formulating a low-carbon action plan
Anaerobic treatment of wastewater with methane recovery is one of the primary targets for maximum reduction of emissions from the waste sector
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 11, 2024)
Pick the no waste option
The Kerala government popularises a model that minimises the creation of waste
Improving bulk generators’ waste management can address India’s urban garbage menace
Bulk waste generators contribute 48,000-64,000 tonnes of waste per day in urban India
2022 too short, too far: Initial steps taken on tackling waste; long way to go still
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Implementation of waste management laws remains woefully inadequate: Experts
Waste management experts had gathered at the launch of the book State of Waste in India
Globally, 23 cities pledge to reduce waste sent to landfills, incinerators by 50%
This commitment will avoid disposal of at least 87 million tonnes of waste by 2030
DTE Call For Action: How do Bulk Waste Generators manage their waste
BWGs are the single largest source of municipal solid waste
Trash kings
The mafia's control of garbage business
Reuse of reclaimed land after biomining of legacy waste: What needs to change
Urban local bodies need a comprehensive policy for reuse of reclaimed land
Zero the way to go
In these temples, offerings do not go waste
They are carefully segregated and processed to create nutrient-rich organic manure
World Environment Day in numbers: Waste
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