Trashing the ragpicker

The new rules for plastic waste management exclude the informal sector, key to their successful implementation

Swachh Bharat Mission: We may be ODF, but not garbage free

The scheme’s aim to turn India’s waste into a resource has seen limited success

Unavoidable reality

It’s time to think up novel ways to manage waste

Mere paperwork

The state government of Goa acknowledges that a green law passed in 1996 is toothless

Maharashtra acts

Polybags out, system suspect

Contract killers

City of waste

The ancient capital of India is unable to handle its garbage

Managing Wastes

The solution lies in making waste management a community exercise

A Heap Of A Problem

The problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities

Universal dump

Waste dumping hits roadbock in Goa

Nagpur’s bin-free plans in dumps

Outsourced firms default on garbage collection and treatment

A Public Effort

Where the government has failed miserably in providing quality service to the people, some ngos have set an example on how urban waste can be …

Bogged Down

Waste generation is not rare in urban areas, nor any other part of the world. The only difference is in the management of wastes. An effective, …

Solving India's garbage problem

Segregation at source should be at the heart of municipalities’ solid waste management system

Mumbai's burning question

A week-long fire at the Deonar dumping ground has put the focus on Mumbai's garbage crisis. The answer lies in its unique partnership between …

Dumped, duped

Tourists, not trash

How a popular tourist destination in Sikkim became the first village in India to ban bottled water and manage the trash left behind by tourists, …

Waste plant in Tamil Nadu raises stink

Residents say the project will contaminate drinking water; pollution board gives clean chit

Eyeing the coastlines

Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor …

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 …

Why dengue needs out of the box thinking

India should learn from success of its malaria control efforts

Desperately seeking waste

...and not for garbage

Garbage: Your Problem

Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem