A review of the draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015

The new rules propose to increase the thickness of plastic bags to 50 microns so that their cost discourages people from using them. But …

Alappuzha gets recognised by UNEP for its solid waste management practices

This city in Kerala has adopted decentralised waste management and is pushing for 100 per cent segregation in all the 23 wards

Will the plastic carry-ban in Delhi be enforced this time?

In spite of separate bans ordered by both the court and the government, use of plastic bags has not stopped

Youngsters help Mumbai manage its waste better

A young group of environmental engineers has begun a startup to manage municipal solid waste in Mumbai. The company called Sanjeevani S3 is …

Waste in news on June 8

Here's a round-up of today's news and reports on waste

Waste in news on June 6

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on waste

Delhi Public School, Patna: How to make your school green

Delhi Public School in Patna is a shining example of resource efficiency. It harvests rainwater, segregates its waste, is energy efficient and …

Swachh Bharat is not just about chasing toilets

Instead of being euphoric about fast pace of toilet construction in the country, the government should focus on the factors failing to trigger …

How to segregate waste at home with Ruchika Sethi Takkar

Ruchika Sethi Takkar is a promoter of sustainable waste management at source. She teaches home-owners, residential societies and corporates the …

Bellandur Lake: a story of toxic froth and fire

Bengaluru’s failure in managing solid waste and lack of a sewage management plan explain repeated incidents of Bellandur lake catching fire

Guwahati: The Waste Management Report Card

Guwahati, the fastest growing city in the Northeast has its own set of problems with regards to Waste Management. An analytical report on the …

Carrying over

Solid waste management could benefit from adopting the traditional method of decentralised composting

How plastic-producing companies can make waste recycling viable

Globally, companies are collecting and processing waste through producer responsibility organisations

A first-of-a-kind campaign in Pune creates awareness about sanitary waste segregation

The Red Dot Campaign by SWaCH cooperative is sensitising people about the importance of proper handling and disposal of sanitary waste

Waste in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on waste

A clean country in the offing with new solid waste rules

The rules have gone into details of almost every stage involved in waste management; be it segregation at source, transportation of waste, …

SC admonishes Centre for poor affidavit on solid waste management

The Supreme Court bench, which was hearing a PIL on Solid Waste Management Rules, came down heavily on the government counsel for not fully …

Small cities win big on waste management

When it comes to managing their waste, small cities are showing the way through key policies and strict monitoring

The plastic cycle

Will the world’s anti-plastic movement succeed? Or will it once again succumb to a new set of technology “fixits”

Waste in news on May 10

Chandigarh plans segregation without a plan, Cuttack's solid waste projects awaits HC verdict

How to Manage and Compost Kitchen Waste at Home : Explained in Five Easy Steps

Priyanka Bhasin, from Roots and Wings, is a partner with Daily Dump. She explains what is organic waste, how to segregate the waste and compost …

Sane sanitation

State of waste: plastics

India generates around 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste a day, of which Delhi contributes the largest share (689.52 tonnes a day).

The litter-collecting monk on the Tibetan plateau

A Buddhist lama and his local volunteers search for a solution to the growing piles of rubbish on the remote grasslands at the source of Asia&…

Loo blues: Count defunct toilets before building more