PM Modi launches campaign to make India garbage free

Urban India generates nearly 0.15 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per day of which, only 68 per cent is collected for disposal

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

What the Kumbh left behind: 100 tonnes waste a day

Unscientific dumping affects agriculture in nearby villagers, leads to infections

Nuance and law

The Supreme Court’s ill-timed order on a case of municipal solid waste that is affecting construction workers illustrates how Indian courts …

Link sanitation, solid waste to agriculture, Niti Aayog advises states

Govt policy think tank asks chief secretaries to extract nutrients from human excreta and use them in place of fertilsers

No plastic ban: What it means for India?

Here are a few suggestions on how the country can handle the plastic menace

Waste not the dissent

For so long we have used backyards of our cities as dumping grounds, but people in poor neighbourhoods are saying enough is enough

मेरी जुबानी: कचरे के पहाड़ ने निगल ली हरियाली

कोई भी मेरा रिश्तेदार जब मेरे घर आता है तो वह घंटे-दो घंटे से अधिक नहीं ठहर पाता

Why Guwahati is a good bet for a zero - waste challenge

Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around

24 दिन से जल रहा है कचरा, लॉकडाउन में भी प्रदूषण झेल रहे हैं लोग

जयपुर का कचरा सेवापुरा डंपिंग ग्राउंड में डाला जाता है, जहां 24 दिन से आग लगी हुई है, जिसकारण लोगों का सांस लेना मुहाल ...

उत्तरकाशी में अब “कचरे का पहाड़”

हिमालय की ऊंची चोटियों के बीच बसा करीब साढ़े तीन लाख की आबादी वाला ये जिला आज अपने कचरे के पहाड़ को ढोने के ...

Supreme Court asks states to clean up their act

The apex court imposes penalty on states and union territories for failing to comply with its orders regarding solid waste management

States not complying with NGT orders to manage waste: CPCB

Lack a holistic way to manage waste and information gap were the main shortcomings

How Delhi’s waste-to-energy plants are way off the mark

The recent uproar against the Okhla plant highlights how none of three in the Capital is effectively doing what they are supposed to

Alappuzha gets recognised by UNEP for its solid waste management practices

This city in Kerala has adopted decentralised waste management and is pushing for 100 per cent segregation in all the 23 wards

Pune’s draft bye-laws threaten existing model of plastic waste management

The bye-laws not only threaten the existing SWaCH model but also lacks clarity on guidelines for extended producer responsibility

Delhi Masterplan 2041 gives a miss to waste workers: Report

Delhi’s waste pickers work without proper space, water supply and risk their health; their needs should be incorporated into the city’…

कूड़े से बिजली बनाने की योजना पर उठते सवाल

कूड़े से बिजली बनाने वाले संयंत्रों को कचरे के निपटान का चमत्कारी तरीका माना जा रहा है। लेकिन यह विकल्प कितना व्यवहारिक है?

World Environment Day in numbers: Waste

By-laws for solid waste management in Delhi were finally notified. What next?

The by-laws have remarkable provisions, which if implemented properly, should lead to transformational changes

Mr Modi, how about including garbage in your sanitation deadline?

India is the sixth largest garbage generating country, but has made provision to treat only 12.5 per cent of it

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

A clean miss

The new Swachh Survekshan ranking promotes cities with poor waste management practices

A first-of-a-kind campaign in Pune creates awareness about sanitary waste segregation

The Red Dot Campaign by SWaCH cooperative is sensitising people about the importance of proper handling and disposal of sanitary waste

CSE Clean City Award: Mysuru is one of the best solid waste managers in India

Mysuru boasts of door-to-door garbage-collection, segregation and recycling, making it one of the best managers of municipal solid waste. In 2016,…