Playing with waste

Unavoidable reality

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

Update

Trade secrets

Did Delhi’s poor waste management add to severity of floods?

Solid waste collection is not regular and consistent in many areas

Waste management in news on May 2

A round-up of the latest news and developments on waste management 

Dumped, duped

Operation Clean-up

Gom recommends rs 300 crore  

In Photos: Second fire at Ghazipur landfill in a month

Ignorance is low IQ, cancer

PCBs, dioxins write the fate of people living near a dumpsite

Pune is clean

Trash to cash

Paper mill recycles cartons, makes tissue paper, furniture

Mavallipura village resists attempts of Bengaluru municipal corporation to restart closed landfill

Garbage piles in city as two other landfills close operations due to public protests

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

What a waste

Solid waste management plant that won Kanpur an award raises a stink

According to report

Delhi's poll planks

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 15, 2024)

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

Policy enablers needed to strengthen India’s Bio-CNG sector

In Indore, some 400 buses ply on the Bio-CNG generated from municipal solid waste

Globally, 23 cities pledge to reduce waste sent to landfills, incinerators by 50%

This commitment will avoid disposal of at least 87 million tonnes of waste by 2030

A clean miss

The new Swachh Survekshan ranking promotes cities with poor waste management practices

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

Indian landfills — a source of microplastics?

Two studies present evidence of microplastics in Indian dumpsites, which can pose a serious impact on the surrounding environment

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Many Indian cities, rural areas are still struggling to manage sanitary waste

There is an urgent need to explore other ways of managing sanitary waste