This is what blindly aping the West looks like

A Western model of solid waste management is turning into a nightmare for citizens of Dehradun, Uttarakhand

The waste conundrum

An experiment of decentralized solid, liquid and energy management in a Delhi colony is unique because the efficient functioning of a well …

Recycling of e-waste in India and its potential

Since India is highly deficient in precious mineral resources while untreated e-waste goes to landfill, there is need for a well designed, …

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 …

Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose

Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt

Sri Lanka Court of Appeal to intervene in UK waste trade scam

Since east Asian countries are closing the loopholes in their waste trade laws, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh seem to be the new targets

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 …

CSE clean city award: Why Alappuzha is one of the cleanest cities in India

Alappuzha has an excellent waste disposal system. It relies on decentralised biogas plants and composting to take care of 80 per cent of its waste.…

Mumbai's burning question

A week-long fire at the Deonar dumping ground has put the focus on Mumbai's garbage crisis. The answer lies in its unique partnership between …

Karachi's garbage plans

Drowning in its own rubbish

For Thiruvananthapuram, the only way to manage waste is by flouting rules

How people and private players can create a healthy ecosystem for waste management in Kochi

Residents must be educated about their role in mitigating Kochi's legacy and the untreatable waste crisis

A clean miss

The new Swachh Survekshan ranking promotes cities with poor waste management practices

Right to dump

Dealing with waste

Laws to regulate disposal of hospital wastes have been

Package solutions

It's time to put tetrapaks to good use: recycle them into boards

In the dumps

Delhi hospitals continue to flout biomedical waste management norms

Dumping dilemma

IT paves the way

Plasma treatment

New technology to dispose of medical waste creates furore

Come 2005

Or, why mohfw should be worried

How plastic-producing companies can make waste recycling viable

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

Centre amends Plastic Waste Rules, but misses out on strengthening implementation

The amendment does not address the issue of changes needed in plastic waste rules concerning extended producer responsibility

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 …

Turning trash to treasure: This woman-led waste management model in Goa is a success story

Goa has successfully transformed a towering landfill into an integrated solid waste management facility