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 

IPL joins the league of zero-waste events, to host first ‘green match’ in Bengaluru

Green protocol is all set to be implemented in today’s match to ensure that the waste is reduced, leaving nothing for landfills

Improving bulk generators’ waste management can address India’s urban garbage menace

Bulk waste generators contribute 48,000-64,000 tonnes of waste per day in urban India

2022 too short, too far: Initial steps taken on tackling waste; long way to go still

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

Implementation of waste management laws remains woefully inadequate: Experts

Waste management experts had gathered at the launch of the book State of Waste in India

Dismantle with ease: Facility in Ghaziabad offers safe working space for e-waste recyclers

Facility for both informal and formal dismantlers; offering a complete system including tools, equipment and training 

International E-Waste Day: Why India needs to step up its act on recycling

India generated 3.2 million tonnes of E-waste in 2019; details of 90 per cent of this waste are undocumented

Waste management: Survey in Bhopal, one of India’s cleanest cities, highlights gaps, identifies areas of improvement

Government negligence, irregular sanitation work and poor consumption habits emerged as key problem areas

Globally, 23 cities pledge to reduce waste sent to landfills, incinerators by 50%

This commitment will avoid disposal of at least 87 million tonnes of waste by 2030

This plastic recycling unit is a ‘silver lining’ in Guwahati’s burgeoning waste problem; here’s how

These initiatives incorporate everyone in the circular economy— from ragpickers to informal workers and even residents — in reducing …

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

DTE Call For Action: How do Bulk Waste Generators manage their waste

BWGs are the single largest source of municipal solid waste

Why Guwahati is a good bet for a zero - waste challenge

Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around

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

Managing quality and utilisation of compost is long standing challenge in handling biodegradable waste

While mainiting quality is crucial, effective product marketing is vital for the sustainability of composting plants

State of Waste: India chokes

In 2020-21, India generated 160,039 tonnes of municipal solid waste a day. Of this, 32% remained unaccounted for, which usually ends up choking …

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 …

India drowns in construction, demolition debris

Waste is piling up across the country. Regulations are in place, but recycling is yet to gain momentum. Down To Earth breaks down the …

Total e-waste generated would be enough to create 4,500 Eiffel Towers

United Nations has warned that the world is soon going to be hit by a tsunami of e-waste. It says that in 2018 the world has already produced 48.…

Waste in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around waste

Are combustibles derived from legacy waste dumpsites opportunity or challenge?

It is imperative to create an enabling ecosystem for increasing the gainful utilisation of refused derived fuel by industries

CSE commits to strengthen solid waste management in Tanzania at 2nd pan-Africa workshop

CSE and NEMC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the waste management in Tanzania

DTE multimedia team wins Ramnath Goenka Award for reporting on India’s waste management solutions

The organisation was recognised for its 9-part docu-series on India's cleanest cities & how they have tackled their waste management problems

Reuse of reclaimed land after biomining of legacy waste: What needs to change

Urban local bodies need a comprehensive policy for reuse of reclaimed land

Fix at source: Bengaluru must rope in bulk generators to decentralise waste management

Recurrent flash floods indicate that the city’s seemingly robust solid waste management system is either not being implemented effectively …