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
How Guwahati can protect its waste collectors in COVID-19 times
It is extremely important that the Guwahati Municipal Corporation emphasise on the importance of waste pickers’ social inclusion and the …
Norwegian government delegation led by Minister for International Development appreciates decentralised waste management facilities in Gurugram
The city has developed some remarkable models, for managing waste from bulk generators
Kerala: This biomedical waste management model should be extended to households
Perinthalmanna has an effective system for the management of biomedical waste with few areas for improvement
What the Kumbh left behind: 100 tonnes waste a day
Unscientific dumping affects agriculture in nearby villagers, leads to infections
How one social enterprise is working to make Ladakh waste-free
Ladakh has progressed a lot in recent years in developing a sound waste recovery mechanism, but there is still a lot more to be done to make …
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
COVID-19: How bio-medical waste poses challenges to urban solid waste management system
With the potential onset of the third wave, it is important to prioritise a separate collection of infectious and highly infectious waste in …
Integral role of women in waste management
Having gender inclusion into waste management policymaking can lead to more comprehensive and inclusive solutions
Municipal bye-laws are underutilised legal instrument for instituting sustainable solid waste management in cities
Municipal bye-laws’ agenda requires a lot more attention to ensure its use is universal across all ULBs
Most Indian villages do not have any waste management infrastructure: Study
With a changing consumer landscape, single-use, low-quality plastics are contributing to the growing waste problem in rural India
Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models
Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around
Hazardous waste
The number of hazardous industries and the waste they generate have gone up between 2019–20 and 2020–21. There is also a glaring data …
About 9 billion kg of e-waste goes unrecognised every year globally: Study
‘Invisible e-waste’ like cables, e-toys, power tools, etc overlooked by consumers for its recyclable potential
How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram
Waste-to-energy plants are not the solution
Ecogram: Waste gurukool in Gurugram
There is enhanced community ownership once people see their waste is being processed in close proximity to the point of generation
Multi-pronged approach needed to solve India’s growing e-waste problem
Over 90% of the e-waste generated in the country finds its way into the hands of the informal waste management sector
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
How people and private players can create a healthy ecosystem for waste management in Kochi
Residents must be educated about their role in mitigating Kochi's legacy and the untreatable waste crisis
Turning trash to treasure: This woman-led waste management model in Goa is a success story
Goa has successfully transformed a towering landfill into an integrated solid waste management facility
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
Is India prepared to manage its burgeoning medical waste challenge?
Multiple shortcomings in the system and a gap between waste generation and treatment exist
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
Rwanda launches plan for next 14 years with focus on circular economy
The plan needs $211.2 million to manage waste and adopt clean production technologies