Over 25,000 tonnes of COVID-19 plastic waste entered oceans in a year
Significant portion of this ocean plastic debris is expected to make its way onto beaches or seabed within 3-4 years, flags study
Over 18 million kids at e-waste dumpsites face threat of health hazards: WHO
Kids as young as five years, more than 12.9 million women work at e-waste dumpsites in low- and middle-income countries every year
Zero waste systems can create thousands of jobs across world: Study
Reuse creates over 200 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators; recycling around 70 times more
CSE commits to strengthen solid waste management in Tanzania at 2nd pan-Africa workshop
CSE and NEMC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the waste management in Tanzania
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 28, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 10, 2022)
CF George, who waged a losing battle for pure water in Guruvayur, is no more
George Mash, as he was lovingly called, was a retired government school teacher and tireless activist.
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 26, 2023)
In 2024, India to be among top 4 contributors of microplastics released into waterbodies
After China, India will release highest volume of microplastics & chemical additives into waterways
UNEA-6: Over a third of global population living with solid waste, reveals report
World needs to integrate the principles of just transition to a circular economy to better manage waste, says lead author
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 6, 2023)
Clean champions: This Himachal couple trains teachers and students to promote sustainable living practices
Shruti and Abhishek Taneja realised the need for such programmes after moving to Solan in 2014, having worked in Delhi and Mumbai
Dismantle with ease: Facility in Ghaziabad offers safe working space for e-waste recyclers
Facility for both informal and formal dismantlers; offering a complete system including tools, equipment and training
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
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
The first International Day of Zero Waste: UN draws focus on myriad impacts of garbage
By treating nature like a dumping ground, we are digging our own graves, says UN chief António Guterres
Ghazipur, Delhi: Just why has this landfill been simmering for so long
The reality is that all kinds of waste is being dumped at landfill sites since the system of segregation and recycling is not in place. This …
Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste
In absence of robust framework and infrastructure, segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 26, 2024)
Clay the solution for safe disposal of biomedical waste, say IIT-G scientists
A 99.6% reduction of viral contamination & very low diffusion rates were observed using compacted clays like bentonite and kaolin
What is the status of dumpsite remediation across India
Total of 13 states and three UTs are lagging behind the target
Emerging hazard: Radioactive contamination increasingly found in scraps for recycling, says UN body
Radioactive contaminated metal, if used to manufacture household goods, could pose a potential health problem to unsuspecting consumers: …
High time to address occupational hazards of waste pickers
Informal waste sector in India carry out most labour-intensive and least rewarding job; most work and live in hazardous conditions with no …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)
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