High time to address occupational hazards of waste pickers

Informal waste sector in India carry out most labour-intensive and least rewarding job; most work and live in hazardous conditions with no …

Burn it all

That is NITI Aayog's solution to India's solid waste management woes

Waste management site turns into garbage dump

Is TN wasting its energy?

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 …

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 …

Agra’s decentralised garbage processing plants for bulk waste generators can be a game changer

Municipality established three decentralised waste management plants sustainably managing organic waste generated from 2,000 bulk waste generators

Ten zero-waste cities: How Capannori inspired other European municipalities on zero waste

Taking a proactive, holistic approach and involving residents in all stages of policy development were key elements that led the Italian …

Report on e-waste management places 5 companies in the red

Toxic Link assesses companies on extended producer responsibility over handling and recycling e-waste  

Supreme Court asks states to clean up their act

The apex court imposes penalty on states and union territories for failing to comply with its orders regarding solid waste management

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

Cleanest Cities of India: Jamshedpur, the industrial city, manages its e-waste

The city the first planned industrial township in India

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

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

Waste trade: Is this right?

Waste is a resource for traders as they cannot afford to let it be burnt, but there is waste that cannot be recycled and has to be burnt

Food can have toxic chemicals from recycling e-waste

A new study shows that recycling black plastic from electronic waste is introducing harmful chemicals such as bromine and lead into everyday …

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).

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. …

Mismanaged solid waste in Tanzania’s Mwanza city is polluting Lake Victoria

Critical for Mwanza to invest in source separation of waste, developing infrastructure for ensuring 100% collection coverage and efficient …

Single window dumpyard

India wants global waste. So it gets what it wants  

Dar-es-Salaam’s waste management needs a complete revamp

The waste crisis at Pugu dumpsite in Tanzania’s economic capital is rising and urgent interventions are needed

Safe disposal

How Guwahati can protect its waste collectors in COVID-19 times

It is extremely important that the Guwahati Municipal Corporation emphasise on the importance of waste pickers’ social inclusion and the …

South Africa bans dumping of liquid waste in landfills

It will protect groundwater reserves from toxic leachate, help hazardous wastes to be used as alternative for fossil fuels and boost the country&…

Garbage dumps leading to shift in food habits of wild animals

Animals and birds at some places in Uttarakhand are becoming more dependent on anthropological food waste, says new study

An Indian consumes 11kg plastic every year and an average American 109kg

But that doesn’t mean you get to consume more because even if India's per capita consumption is low compared to developed countries, …