Simply Put: Ghazipur landfill fire

After fire outbreaks, Ghazipur landfill has a new concern — research finds its layers are heating up

These elevated temperatures in dumpsite can alter gas composition, worsen odours and leachate seeps

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

From trash to power: How to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps — and save billions in future damage

Garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries are 95 per cent unregulated

Why dumping plastic waste in landfills is a much bigger issue

Potential routes for plastic losses from landfills involve environmental mechanisms like wind, flooding, leaching and runoffs

Third dumpsite fire in a month points to systemic failure of waste management in Delhi

Recent fire at Bhalswa raging for 72 hours; previous two fires at Ghazipur led to spike in air pollution

Dumpsite fires are turning cities into gas chambers. They have to be prevented, not controlled

Focus on building infrastructure, reducing continuous dumping of fresh waste at landfill sites is critical

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Dar-es-Salaam’s waste management needs a complete revamp

The waste crisis at Pugu dumpsite in Tanzania’s economic capital is rising and urgent interventions are needed

Supreme Court okays Agra waste-energy plant; will that make the city cleaner

The city administration is looking forward to the technology, but with limited understanding of it; the recycling infrastructure remains severely …

Methane emissions from Indian landfills: Knowing why estimates vary by models key to effective management

Concerted efforts needed to standardise data collection, invest in modern waste management infrastructure, develop region-specific models

World Environment Day 2023: Waste dumping is polluting the Jhelum in Kashmir with microplastics

Plastic waste is exposed to several environmental elements, breaking it down into microplastics and nanoplastics

Delhi plans to remediate Okhla landfill by end of 2023. How will it do this?

CSE team found fresh waste continues to be disposed of at site; critical to use waste fractions recovered from landfill safely