Trashing the ragpicker
The new rules for plastic waste management exclude the informal sector, key to their successful implementation
Stigmatised occupations need urgent attention: Oxfam report
In addition to being prone to the risk of disease, the practitioners of such occupations also lack social security
A day in a ragpickers’ slum in New Delhi
Ragpickers have remained out of the formal system of employment or benefits, and their condition is getting worse due to alienating policies
Kicking up a stink
Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins
Recycling the bin
Several initiatives are demonstrating how the informal e-waste recycling sector can be formalised
Lessons from two cities
Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …