How a store in Malaysia built zero-waste community
Malaysia’s lifestyle store, NUDE, caters to customers who care for the environment and want to minimise their plastic and food waste
Old Manila eco-market: Building zero-waste communities
The Old Manila Eco Market is a zero-waste weekend market that showcases locally sourced products and promotes eco-friendly lifestyles
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 11, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
State of Waste: India chokes
In 2020-21, India generated 160,039 tonnes of municipal solid waste a day. Of this, 32% remained unaccounted for, which usually ends up choking …
Timeless plastic: Museum displays vintage beached waste
Archeoplastica is a museum of ancient plastic items, now displaying some of the items in a virtual mode. As the world negotiates a new …
Life of Plastic: India is not collecting and recycling its polymer waste properly; here is how
Plastic waste in India is collected mostly by ragpickers, rather than the authorities; 68% of the plastic waste generated in India is …
How Delhi Master Plan 2041 misses the bus in every aspect
The draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 in its current form, lacks substance, basic data and numbers worth of a Master Plan on a range of issues, from …
Why Guwahati is a good bet for a zero - waste challenge
Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around
Fix at source: Bengaluru must rope in bulk generators to decentralise waste management
Recurrent flash floods indicate that the city’s seemingly robust solid waste management system is either not being implemented effectively …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 11, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 3, 2023)
Solid waste management: Why integrating informal sector is a must
Engagement of formal waste management system remains low in the cities due to funds crunch, low sectoral development & lack of know-how
Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models
Dealing with the discarded: E-Waste management in India
India is the third-largest producer of e-waste after China and the United States. More than 95% of this waste is handled by informal sector
Turning trash to treasure: This woman-led waste management model in Goa is a success story
Goa has successfully transformed a towering landfill into an integrated solid waste management facility
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)
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)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 5, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 6, 2023)