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
Garbage collectors protest in Nicaragua
Kicking up a stink
Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins
Recycling the bin
Several initiatives are demonstrating how the informal e-waste recycling sector can be formalised
Garbage is about recycling
It is time we accepted that each household is a waste generator
Lessons from two cities
Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …