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They clean our surroundings, endangering their lives in return

They clean our surroundings, endangering their lives in return

Vikas Choudhary

05 Mar 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

28 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: How bulk waste generators made Indore India’s cleanest city again

Beyond the Bins: How bulk waste generators made Indore India’s cleanest city again

23 Feb 2026

1 min read

News

They clean our surroundings, endangering their lives in return

They clean our surroundings, endangering their lives in return

Vikas Choudhary

05 Mar 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

28 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: How bulk waste generators made Indore India’s cleanest city again

Beyond the Bins: How bulk waste generators made Indore India’s cleanest city again

23 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: Can decentralisation fix India’s bulk waste crisis? Thiruvananthapuram’s story

Beyond the Bins: Can decentralisation fix India’s bulk waste crisis? Thiruvananthapuram’s story

18 Feb 2026

1 min read

India and Europe push circular economy to cut textile waste

India and Europe push circular economy to cut textile waste

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

From alpine slopes to waste sites: Garbage is an emerging threat to the Himalayan Tahr in the Himalayas

From alpine slopes to waste sites: Garbage is an emerging threat to the Himalayan Tahr in the Himalayas

12 Feb 2026

3 min read

Delhi burns its waste openly, chokes itself more

Delhi burns its waste openly, chokes itself more

Vikas Choudhary

10 Feb 2026

1 min read

Sustainability, dying in circles

Distressing link between unsafe water & plastic pollution: Informal workforce tackling crises disincentivised

Dixita Pariaker

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

Beyond the Bins: How does Panaji manage bulk waste without a landfill?

Beyond the Bins: How does Panaji manage bulk waste without a landfill?

09 Feb 2026

1 min read

Where does India stand on waste and plastic management?

Where does India stand on waste and plastic management?

07 Feb 2026

Simply Put: Mountains of trash

Simply Put: Mountains of trash

02 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: How does SWaCH manage Pune’s bulk waste generators?

Beyond the Bins: How does SWaCH manage Pune’s bulk waste generators?

31 Jan 2026

1 min read

Blogs

From alpine slopes to waste sites: Garbage is an emerging threat to the Himalayan Tahr in the Himalayas

From alpine slopes to waste sites: Garbage is an emerging threat to the Himalayan Tahr in the Himalayas

12 Feb 2026

3 min read

Sustainability, dying in circles

Distressing link between unsafe water & plastic pollution: Informal workforce tackling crises disincentivised

Dixita Pariaker

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

India’s new Solid Waste Management Rules promise greater discipline, while navigating familiar fault lines

India’s new Solid Waste Management Rules promise greater discipline, while navigating familiar fault lines

29 Jan 2026

6 min read

Circularity in practice: Following Uttarakhand’s sanitation foot soldiers

Circularity in practice: Following Uttarakhand’s sanitation foot soldiers

Harshvardhan Nigam

20 Jan 2026

6 min read

Waste dumped along the sea shore in Korlai.

Why India’s waste crisis persists in rural areas: Lessons from a coastal taluka in Maharashtra

02 Jan 2026

8 min read

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

Beyond rankings: What truly makes a city clean

Beyond rankings: What truly makes a city clean

25 Nov 2025

5 min read

A leaking septic tank observed at a household.

How South Africa’s Newcastle is bridging the gap to sustainable sanitation

24 Oct 2025

6 min read

Videos

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

Beach clean-ups alone cannot solve the problem, says senior scientist; she also discusses how partnerships with fishing communities can help collect waste at sea

28 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: How bulk waste generators made Indore India’s cleanest city again

Beyond the Bins: How bulk waste generators made Indore India’s cleanest city again

23 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: Can decentralisation fix India’s bulk waste crisis? Thiruvananthapuram’s story

Beyond the Bins: Can decentralisation fix India’s bulk waste crisis? Thiruvananthapuram’s story

18 Feb 2026

1 min read

India and Europe push circular economy to cut textile waste

India and Europe push circular economy to cut textile waste

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: How does Panaji manage bulk waste without a landfill?

Beyond the Bins: How does Panaji manage bulk waste without a landfill?

09 Feb 2026

1 min read

Beyond the Bins: How does SWaCH manage Pune’s bulk waste generators?

Beyond the Bins: How does SWaCH manage Pune’s bulk waste generators?

31 Jan 2026

1 min read

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