Dry clean

A Bangalore slum experiments with ecofriendly toilets

Barring the muck

The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What …

A waste management model for small towns

Vengurla is one of the only towns in India which generates revenue from its waste

New responsibilities, few funds

Disposal of medical waste

Under the scanner

Delhi High Court directs CAG to probe power plant deal

Flawed plans

India has little idea of how to clean up Bhopal

Burn and turn

Is incineration the best option for Mumbai's medical waste?

Plasma pyrolysis plant in Goa faces stiff opposition

Goa plasma pyrolysis plant draws criticism

Polythene banned

An artistic solution

Stigma, lack of awareness, accessibility: What’s holding eco-friendly shift in menstrual waste disposal

There is absolutely no segregation of menstrual waste at the household level; most of it lands up in landfills, against guidelines of Solid …

Lead(ing) to disaster

Environmentally-hazardous backyard smelting units swell as multinationals fail to recycle used batteries

Draft extended producer responsibility policy: How gaps in achieving fundamental goals can be closed

The draft incorporates important objectives but leaves out some fundamental ones

Absence of guidelines leaves organic waste management at the mercy of entrepreneurs

Government must identify this line before more instant composters churn out ash

Manual scavenging: A stinking legacy of suffocation and stigma

Every year, hundreds of manual scavengers die, asphyxiated by poisonous gases

Recycling colonialism

'Scrap' the factory

Doubts over eco-friendly nature of export-oriented plant

Wanted: Yamuna counsel

Muddied water floods North Goa

Unplanned mining blamed for turning monsoon rains into sludge

Here is how Agra can improve its rank in Swachh Survekshan 2023

Agra’s perfomance was poor in segregation at source, cleanliness in public places, city beautification, cleanliness of drains and water …

Solid waste management: Why integrating informal sector is a must

Engagement of formal waste management system remains low in the cities due to funds crunch, low sectoral development & lack of know-how

Delhi Masterplan 2041 gives a miss to waste workers: Report

Delhi’s waste pickers work without proper space, water supply and risk their health; their needs should be incorporated into the city’…

Dealing with the discarded: E-Waste management in India

India is the third-largest producer of e-waste after China and the United States. More than 95% of this waste is handled by informal sector

UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit

Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK