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
This award winning waste management plant in Himachal’s Palampur has turned into a garbage hill
Open disposal of garbage here violates environmental norms
Origin & provisions of municipal bye-laws & solid waste management by urban local bodies
The bye-laws are instrumental in achieving solid waste management mandates, imposing penalties for wrongful garbage disposal / burning
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 14, 2022)
Neglect of sustainable, scientific waste treatment behind India’s unscientific landfills: CSE analysis
Management of legacy waste should be combined with integrated waste management facilities that can take care of both daily as well as old waste, …
PM Modi launches campaign to make India garbage free
Urban India generates nearly 0.15 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per day of which, only 68 per cent is collected for disposal
Draft plastic waste rules: Why multi-layered plastic needs to be phased out
12 years since plastic waste rules, 2011, restricting the use of MLPs is off the charts
Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach
Modern technology and international cooperation are key to ending the pileup of waste in this iconic setting
Microplastics are global travellers of pollution
Understanding how microplastics move in the environment can help us devise strategies to minimise their impact
Psychology of plastic use: How marketing, packaging and product design affect customer behaviour
Sustainability-focused behavioural shift necessary to reduce consumption of plastic
Upcycling cloth waste into high fashion through traditional Indian handloom
Large textile hubs in the country can produce up to 45,000 meters of fabric waste daily
India faces stiff challenge with management of 187,200 tonnes of solar PV waste
The government should allocate dedicated funding for solar panel and cell recycling under the Atmanirbhar initiative
Plastic-free planet: Recycling increases toxicity of plastics, warns Greenpeace study
Plastics contain more than 13,000 chemicals and 3,200 of them known to be hazardous to human health
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 …
It is critical to lift veil of secrecy around use of refuse-derived fuel in cement plants
Discussions with cement companies over co-processing RDF shows logistical issues plaguing its adoption
In Telangana’s Badanpet, a dumpsite turns into a rock garden, nursery
As of now, this nursery is self-reliant in supplying saplings for horticultural purposes, park development, road median development, greening and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 28, 2022)
Odisha has most contaminated sites in India: CPCB data
Of the 112 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances, 23 were in Odisha followed by Uttar Pradesh (21) and Delhi (11)
An Arunachal Pradesh town has swapped its water pollution problem for air pollution
Residents take to burning waste after orders to not dump it in Kameng river; facility to handle waste incomplete due to lack of funds
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2023)
Gurugram does it right: Dedicated portal to register and manage bulk waste generators
The MCG initiative is truly unique & has potential to inspire other Indian cities to adopt similar measures, benefiting from its citizen-…
How Indigenous cultural practices can improve waste management in communities
Applying cultural practices is not common among community members because of the impacts of colonisation
Can microbial methane oxidation systems control emissions from Indian dumpsites?
Innovative use of biocovers, which utilise fine fraction from landfill mining, presents a compelling model for methane control in Estonia
