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, …
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 …
No land for best option: composting
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, does not have a municipal waste-treatment facility. Its only plant to treat solid waste, located …
‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’
Whether it is the dismantling of toxics laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, or the clean up of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the defunct …
Cleaning up the frontyard
Some Delhi residents tackle the Capital's mountainous garbage problem as civic authorities apathetically look on
PM Modi launches campaign to make India garbage free
Urban India generates nearly 0.15 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per day of which, only 68 per cent is collected for disposal
Cleaning the microbe way
Even the tiniest microbes could help spruce up our foul environment when let loose on domestic waste. Researchers in Delhi are now advocating the …
Haul your own garbage
Vadodara's residents show that handling garbage hands-on is the best way to beat municipal overload
Filth is food!
Making the best of the worst could be the underlying theme behind the garbage-revolution in Nigeria
Muckraking
Calcutta comes up with the "most efficient and ecologically benign method" of re-using municipal waste and sewage
Thrashing out trash
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: MODES, ASSESSMENTS, APPRAISALS AND LINKAGES IN BANGALORE Edited by Isa Baud and Hans Schenk Publishers: Manohar …
In a better mould
German researchers have hit upon a novel technique that converts waste plastics into multiple gains for steel industry
Burdened by refuse
Industries and local councils have had to come to the rescue of Germany's ambitious recycling programme, which is overwhelmed by a huge volume of …
A maha mess
From heavy traffic to insufficient water supply and extreme pollution, the Kumbh mela suffers from serious mismanagement
Feed it to the earthworm
That is what Lata Srikhande, a Pune housewife, did to solve her domestic waste disposal problems. Now her neighbourhood is following suit
The new urban dream
Sweden is successfully moving towards self-sustaining cities where long-term ecological gains rank higher than short-term economics.
Unheralded films feature development themes
Individuals and voluntary agencies continue to make films in different parts of the country on subjects that interest them, though hardly any of …
Rubbish for Remain or Bins for Brexit? How the EU affects your garbage
There is a chance that the average Briton might have to pay more for his or her bendy banana skins to be picked up if the UK does leave the EU
Package collection plan promotes recycling
Germany's environmental laws are slowly ushering in a culture of waste reduction, especially in packaging material.
Book review: Garbage Wars: The Struggle For Environmental Justice By David Naguib Pellow
Sociologist David Naguib Pellow has come out with an engrossing account of Chicago from the perspective of what surrounds us all: garbage. It is …
A Ray of Hope
At least 80 per cent of solid waste generated by the Dal Lake dwellers is being disposed off safely due to the efforts of hope
Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up?
Reasons include the sacred status of several volcanoes, the toxic nature of trash and the design of volcanoes
Lightly treads the tourist
Nepal's Annapurna Conservation Area Project has made tremendous strides in pursuit of eco-tourism. The key is empowering local people