No more N-I-M-B-Y

Our excessive reliance on 'others' to manage 'our' waste has let the situation go out of hand

Solid wealth

India is churning out construction and demolition debris at an incredible pace. With landfills overflowing and building material becoming scarce, …

A fair hearing

On World Environment Day, the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) put out an advertisement propagating plastic as the alternative to the …

Glass syringes vs disposable needles

The Haryana government's recent decision to promote glass syringes is in the midst of a storm. It has, in fact, created clear factions; one that …

North America discarded over 5 billion kg of industrial waste in 2018 and most of it went to landfills

New study looks into waste disposal by 24,000 facilities in Canada, Mexico and the United States

Why Ghaziabad’s waste management is in the dumps

The city is still grappling with source segregation, door-to-door collection, waste treatment and processing and on-site organic waste management

Sri Lanka is not anybody’s dumping ground

In a major win, the country's Court of Appeals recently ordered the repatriation of hazardous waste imported from the UK

Swachh Survekshan 2017 encouraging unsustainable approaches for waste management: CSE

Says the survey should give preference to waste segregation and recycle and reuse over centralised approaches like landfill and waste-to-energy plants

Wasting Away

Despite the deadline for hospitals to set up bio-medical waste disposal methods having expired, nothing has changed

Inaction in waste management leading to huge economic loss

Huge investment needed to clean billions of tonnes of waste that has been dumped across the world

A clean country in the offing with new solid waste rules

The rules have gone into details of almost every stage involved in waste management; be it segregation at source, transportation of waste, …

Out of the box

Outer packaging of daily-need products serves no purpose, adds to country’s waste disposal woes

NGT’s Rs 3,800 crore fine on Telangana is the biggest one yet over waste disposal

West Bengal government was fined Rs 3,000 crore in September 2022

Ghazipur, Delhi: Just why has this landfill been simmering for so long

The reality is that all kinds of waste is being dumped at landfill sites since the system of segregation and recycling is not in place. This …

E-waste is not waste, but treasure

There is 100 times more gold in a tonne of smart phones than in a tonne of gold ore itself! But the precious metal is virtually thrown away …

Delhi’s solid waste: a systemic failure

Landfill sites in Delhi had exceeded their capacity way back in 2008 and most of these sites have contaminated groundwater in and around their …

Depolluting Dal

They are not concerned about the troubles in the valley. Their main concern is to save Dal lake from death

AIDS project

Mohan Meakin reopens after three months, but doubts remain

Digitalising waste management can make Indian cities & towns cleaner, more sustainable

Digital tools in waste management will help cities identify recycling trends of different dry waste categories, among other things

GOBAR-Dhan: Scheme announced in budget a welcome step, but challenges ahead

Biogas can be purified and upgraded up to 98 per cent of purity to make it suitable to be used as a green fuel for transportation or filling of …

E-waste disposal: what India can learn from Norway

Majority of brands operating in India do not have a tangible responsibility to handle waste that is generated by their goods at end of life stage

A haven for dumping

Outdated federal regulations make Indian reserves in Canada vulnerable to waste dumping from sly and better-off surrounding communities

Why we need national standards for using fine-soil-like material recovered from legacy waste dumpsites in India

Fine soil-like materials recovered from legacy dumpsites may contain contaminants and should thus be tested before used in any application

‘Unscientific’ disposal, treatment of waste behind massive fire at Ghazipur landfill, say experts

Toxins from the fire will spread into adjoining habitations and public spaces