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

Kerala’s capital popularised a model that minimised waste creation

Ten zero-waste cities: How Seoul came to be among the best in recycling

Strong policy instruments and good implementation did the trick for South Korea's capital

Zanzibar has become the first island in East Africa to have a decentralised waste management model

The East African island of Zanzibar has undertaken a pilot project for decentralised waste management in the Shaurimoyo area and intends to …

Ten zero-waste cities: How Tacloban in the Philippines managed to spruce itself up

With a decentralised waste management system, the city was able to save on waste management and reduce its landfill-bound waste by 31 per cent

Centre proposes dilution of e-waste collection targets for industries

New Draft Notification on E-waste plans to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility of the industries

Do small cities need waste-to-energy plants?

The fundamental issue with waste management in India is that it is always someone else’s problem

ये हैं दुनिया के कचरे से मुक्त शहर, भारत भी ले सकता है सबक

फिलिपींस के चार शहर कचरे से पूरी तरह छुटकारा पा चुके हैं। यह हुआ है “शून्य अपशिष्ट मॉडल” अपनाकर। यह मॉडल पहले कचरे को ...

Pick the no waste option

The Kerala government popularises a model that minimises the creation of waste

Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management

The first of its kind in East Africa, the regulation will help Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago to tackle its burgeoning waste problem

Centre amends e-waste management rules 2016 yet again

Even the producers or importers, who have recently started their operations, have been given a collection target which is lesser than the targets …

Swachh Bharat Mission yet to create systems that support waste segregation, processing

The Swachh Bharat Mission Urban completes three years on October 2, 2017, but has the mission gone beyond brooms and sticks? How far country has …

Bengaluru orders compulsory waste segregation by households, but challenges remain

From reluctant citizens to unsold compost, Bengaluru municipal corporation faces hurdles on the way towards better waste management

States commit to waste segregation at source, but decentralisation not yet a priority

Decentralised solutions will cut transportation costs and make households and institutions part of the solution