By-laws for solid waste management in Delhi were finally notified. What next?

The by-laws have remarkable provisions, which if implemented properly, should lead to transformational changes

New E-waste rules announced

Compared to the E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011, these seem to be a welcome change.

Going surgical on plastics in Rwanda

This African country has set an example on how to strictly enforce plastic-related laws

Loo blues: Count defunct toilets before building more

Squirrels now use plastic to build their nests

In urban areas, trees are scarce but plastic material is not

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Waste for roads

Solid wastes could soon be used for laying roads

A sector that wants space

Two dead and many questions

Fires at Alang shipbreaking yard are frequent, accidents inevitable

COVID-19 lockdown a good time to compost your waste. Here's how to do it

Home composting can shed load off workers. About 50-70% of Indian households generate waste that is organic in nature 

Kerala has taken a bold step with its ban on single-use plastics

Whether it will be successful remains to be seen; however, it is a praiseworthy step nonetheless 

Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time

Identifying mine waste as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals and boost mining industry during the downturn

Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in Delhi - a case study

A large portion of Delhi is unsewered. Almost half of the households either use septic tanks or openly defecate. This film looks at the …

New rules for biomedical waste management released

New rules will change the way India manages biomedical waste, promises Prakash Javadekar

Waste? I haven’t heard of anything like that

Waste is but an imaginary concept; a discarded shoe or a toothbrush is waste only as long as you think it as such

The Wasted Earth

Waste has become a global problem, and is demanding curative technologies that require almost preternatural efficiency to execute. And that keep …

The reanimators

Best out of waste? These scientists have taken it further, making a supercomputer out of electronic "junk"

Stench in my backyard

As Kerala cities dump their waste in the countryside, people in the villages hit back. An unresolved civic problem of decades compounded by …

‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’

Whether it is the dismantling of toxics laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, or the clean up of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the defunct …

A year in the life of a law

An assessment of what ails the implementation of e-waste rules

Desperately seeking waste

...and not for garbage

Redemption from litter

Uttarakhand non-profits have taken responsibility for clearing tourists’ plastic waste

Hey, let’s twist

Arm-twisted nanotubes to dispose of nuclear waste