Supreme Court okays Agra waste-energy plant; will that make the city cleaner

The city administration is looking forward to the technology, but with limited understanding of it; the recycling infrastructure remains severely …

The idea of a clean city

could well become a myth by 2007. More than half of the world' s population by then would be urban dwelling. The urban ecological footprint would …

How flushing down COVID-19 waste can pose a serious threat

Some studies have shown presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

COVID-19 lockdown a good time to compost your waste. Here's how to do it

Home composting can shed load off workers. About 50-70% of Indian households generate waste that is organic in nature 

'Municipal Corporation, Jaypee behind Chandigarh's garbage mess'

Dispute over waste segregation has turned Chandigarh’s only garbage processing facility into a landfill

CSE launches Forum of Cities that Segregate

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working with cities to promote and implement source-segregation model of waste management. …

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Gas Chembur

Statutory warning Deonar landfill smoke can kill

Closure of community bin area in Delhi deals blow to waste pickers

The informal waste recyclers in Connaught Place also segregated the waste collected. They extracted recyclables from waste and sold it

Make wealth from waste

Residential societies can set up their own composting plants to tackle biodegradable waste profitably

NGT’s Rs 3,800 crore fine on Telangana is the biggest one yet over waste disposal

West Bengal government was fined Rs 3,000 crore in September 2022

Don't junk it

Waste can power vehicles

Timarpur waste management company in Delhi set to revive plant

Timarpur waste management company in Delhi set to revive plant

Ghazipur, Delhi: Just why has this landfill been simmering for so long

The reality is that all kinds of waste is being dumped at landfill sites since the system of segregation and recycling is not in place. This …

CAG report shows how Karnataka's solid waste management is in disarray

Faultlines at urban bodies: Lack of segregation, no identification of dump sites, absence of GPS

Delhi’s solid waste: a systemic failure

Landfill sites in Delhi had exceeded their capacity way back in 2008 and most of these sites have contaminated groundwater in and around their …

Depolluting Dal

They are not concerned about the troubles in the valley. Their main concern is to save Dal lake from death

Ten zero-waste cities: How Thiruvananthapuram cleaned up its act

Kerala’s capital popularised a model that minimised waste creation

Flush and forget

IIT Kanpur develops zero-waste toilets that reuse flushed water and recycle waste

Managing quality and utilisation of compost is long standing challenge in handling biodegradable waste

While mainiting quality is crucial, effective product marketing is vital for the sustainability of composting plants

State of Waste: India chokes

In 2020-21, India generated 160,039 tonnes of municipal solid waste a day. Of this, 32% remained unaccounted for, which usually ends up choking …

Revive the old tradition and plan for garbage logistics to treat Arunachal’s waste problem

If the common sense of the mountain community can be preserved and facilitated with active institutions, the pollution issue can be solved in …

How one social enterprise is working to make Ladakh waste-free

Ladakh has progressed a lot in recent years in developing a sound waste recovery mechanism, but there is still a lot more to be done to make …

India drowns in construction, demolition debris

Waste is piling up across the country. Regulations are in place, but recycling is yet to gain momentum. Down To Earth breaks down the …

Total e-waste generated would be enough to create 4,500 Eiffel Towers

United Nations has warned that the world is soon going to be hit by a tsunami of e-waste. It says that in 2018 the world has already produced 48.…