Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste

In absence of robust framework and infrastructure, segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities

Zero the way to go

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 …

How a store in Malaysia built zero-waste community

Malaysia’s lifestyle store, NUDE, caters to customers who care for the environment and want to minimise their plastic and food waste 

Old Manila eco-market: Building zero-waste communities

The Old Manila Eco Market is a zero-waste weekend market that showcases locally sourced products and promotes eco-friendly lifestyles 

Conclave on compressed biogas underlines future energy potential

The conference, organised by IOCL, was aimed at attracting entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu to invest in the technology  

COVID-19: Revised guidelines show how biomedical waste must be handled

Extra precautions to be taken by sanitation workers, healthcare facilities and COVID-19 isolation wards are also described

These places in NCR are making zero waste a daily commitment

Down To Earth profiles two initiatives in the National Capital Region that aim at reducing food waste and a number of other measures for making …

Ten zero-waste cities: How Malabon in the Philippines took on the challenge of waste

One of the city's districts, Portrero, institutionalised its zero waste programme through policies; it success at waste reduct are now being …

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

Ten zero-waste cities: Kamikatsu, Japan’s zero-waste miracle town

Japan’s first municipality to make a ‘zero waste declaration’, the town is well on its way to becoming fully zero-waste by 2020

Ten zero-waste cities: Community participation worked wonders for San Fernando

The whole community played an integral role in making the implementation of the zero-waste programme city-wide, a success

Ten zero-waste cities: How Taguig in the Philippines became clean

Down To Earth profiles ten cities across the globe which have got rid of their waste problem using the ‘zero waste model’

3D scanning technology can tell how clean Indian cities are

The new method is cost-effective and could readily be used by municipal bodies across the country to estimate the waste collection efficiency at …

China bans foreign waste – but what will happen to the world's recycling?

The world's largest recyclable materials importer will leave other countries searching for alternative waste management solutions

Potato peel, fruit waste turned into packaging material

Scientists at the Tezpur University in Assam have made thin biopolymer films from potato peels and fruit waste to store food items

Explainer: why we should be turning waste into fuel

Recycling has been the main approach for recovering resources and reducing landfill over the past 20 years, but a lot more needs to be done

Caterpillars could hold the key to managing plastic waste: study

Moth caterpillars, which bio-degrade polyethylene found in plastic bags, can help scientists find a viable solution to the plastic waste problem

Africa's waste challenge

For Africa, solid waste management is becoming a major concern. The writer reports from Zanzibar and Swaziland on how two contrasting scenarios …

The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

Massive expansion of natural resource consumption will have a considerable environmental impact

Waste smart cities

A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management

Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time

Identifying mine waste as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals and boost mining industry during the downturn

Pune's eco friendly family: Taking care of energy needs in a renewable way

Say hello to the Dighe family. Residents of Karve Nagar in Pune, this family has become a role model for many others who want to change the way …

Your Very Own Biogas Plant: In Conversation with Priyadarshini Karve

Pune, today, is known as one of the most environmentally conscious cities of India. Home to many people who are environmentally motivated, Pune …

Urban shit: where does it all go?

India is staring at a big sanitation crisis and needs to reinvent its excreta disposal mechanism