How about climate-neutral plastic? New research suggests that may be possible

The model hinged on the principle of circular economy can be achieved by using three simple technologies that already exist

Why a tux, rent a wardrobe: The Gen Z play at making fashion sustainable

Those born between 1997 and 2002 are more concerned about perils of waste, environmental damage and overconsumption in fashion industry, finds …

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development

Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable

How to reinvent the sanitation wheel

The city “shit-flow” diagram shows that the situation is grim as all cities either do not treat or safely dispose the bulk of the …

From cradle to grave

GRP followed a life cycle analysis and set up parameters in accordance

Tangible shift

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

Effluent music

Rules of e-dump

Loopholes in new rules for electronic waste make it difficult to regulate informal sector

Producer's onus paramount

One of the pioneers of the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) theory, Thomas Lindhqvist believes that plastic waste management will become …

Govt must take stock of piling up solar panel waste

Experts say though recycling solar waste is a solution, there are challenges

COVID-19: India’s circular economy faces a rough ride

Only municipalities have been collecting waste but at different frequencies; there is no secondary segregation and resource recovery

Letters

Bengaluru's burning issue

The city finally wakes up to waste management, but bumbles into incineration plants

Partial ban

New rules ban metalised plastic only in tobacco sachets

Waste welfare

MONEYMAKERS

Making CETPs work

The pollution commons

CETPs: in fashion

Why waste a chance?

Wasted wealth

Organic composting is filthy business. Facilities flout norms, produce poor quality manure

New Age Approach

We need to go back to the drawing board to reinvent a green toilet. If necessary, to go back to our past and find technological innovations that …

Drowning In Human Excreta

Sanitation for urban India means building flush toilets and linking them to sewer systems. But the price of chasing this dream is leading to an …

Mango resistance

Farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s mango belt are clear they will not allow Lucknow’s solid waste facility on their dashehari land

Dismantle with ease: Facility in Ghaziabad offers safe working space for e-waste recyclers

Facility for both informal and formal dismantlers; offering a complete system including tools, equipment and training