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Waste dumped along the sea shore in Korlai.

Why India’s waste crisis persists in rural areas: Lessons from a coastal taluka in Maharashtra

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Don’t wait for a Global Plastics Treaty. Act now: Scientists to governments

Don’t wait for a Global Plastics Treaty. Act now: Scientists to governments

21 Dec 2025

2 min read

UNEA President Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri opening the meet.

Japan to host informal sessions to find common ground on plastics treaty at UNEA-7

13 Dec 2025

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Waste dumped along the sea shore in Korlai.

Why India’s waste crisis persists in rural areas: Lessons from a coastal taluka in Maharashtra

44 minutes ago

8 min read

Don’t wait for a Global Plastics Treaty. Act now: Scientists to governments

Don’t wait for a Global Plastics Treaty. Act now: Scientists to governments

21 Dec 2025

2 min read

UNEA President Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri opening the meet.

Japan to host informal sessions to find common ground on plastics treaty at UNEA-7

13 Dec 2025

3 min read

Simply Put: A new Earth

Simply Put: A new Earth

11 Dec 2025

1 min read

Noida’s ode to sustainability, wildlife and waste management

Noida’s ode to sustainability, wildlife and waste management

Vikas Choudhary

09 Dec 2025

1 min read

Plastic pollution will more than double over 15 years, warns Pew Report

Plastic pollution will more than double over 15 years, warns Pew Report

09 Dec 2025

3 min read

Microplastics now make up to 5% of particulate pollution in Indian cities, mostly from synthetic clothing, packaging, vehicle wear and footwear.

‘Microplastics now make up as much as 5% of particulate pollution in India’s cities’

03 Dec 2025

6 min read

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

Beyond rankings: What truly makes a city clean

Beyond rankings: What truly makes a city clean

25 Nov 2025

5 min read

Single-use plastic’s chokehold on Delhi

Single-use plastic’s chokehold on Delhi

Vikas Choudhary

19 Nov 2025

2 min read

For some, waste is wealth

For some, waste is wealth

Vikas Choudhary

07 Nov 2025

1 min read

A leaking septic tank observed at a household.

How South Africa’s Newcastle is bridging the gap to sustainable sanitation

24 Oct 2025

6 min read

Blogs

Waste dumped along the sea shore in Korlai.

Why India’s waste crisis persists in rural areas: Lessons from a coastal taluka in Maharashtra

44 minutes ago

8 min read

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

Beyond rankings: What truly makes a city clean

Beyond rankings: What truly makes a city clean

25 Nov 2025

5 min read

A leaking septic tank observed at a household.

How South Africa’s Newcastle is bridging the gap to sustainable sanitation

24 Oct 2025

6 min read

Circularity has a hidden price: Who pays for fair and compliant recycling?

Circularity has a hidden price: Who pays for fair and compliant recycling?

23 Oct 2025

5 min read

Consumers frequently fail to identify small items such as out-of-use electronic toys, power tools, and vaping devices as e-waste.

International E-Waste Day 2025 highlighted the race to recover critical raw materials

Anwesha Borthakur

15 Oct 2025

4 min read

Africa’s waste tyre story: From burning heaps to circular hopes

Africa’s waste tyre story: From burning heaps to circular hopes

15 Oct 2025

5 min read

Reconciling Development and Due Diligence: The Dilemma of Exempting Common Municipal Solid Waste Management Facilities from the EIA Process

Environmental Essential Services without essential environmental safeguards?

Subhrajit Goswami

14 Oct 2025

5 min read

Videos

Agra beyond Taj: Waste management of Leather Footwear & Petha production

Agra beyond Taj: Waste management of leather footwear & petha production

We explore the critical challenge of waste management in this busy city and how Agra Nagar Nigam is tackling systemic waste leakage to drive towards a cleaner Agra

19 Oct 2025

1 min read

Planet Over Plastic: What does Article 1 of the Global Plastics Treaty say?

Planet Over Plastic: What does Article 1 of the Global Plastics Treaty say?

11 Aug 2025

1 min read

Planet Over Plastic | Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee INC 5.2 | Ep 09 The Sunita Narain Show

Planet Over Plastic | Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee INC 5.2 | Ep 09 The Sunita Narain Show

08 Aug 2025

5 min read

Banning problematic plastics may save the world up to $8 trillion by 2040

Banning problematic plastics may save the world up to $8 trillion by 2040

16 Jul 2025

1 min read

Rubble recast: Navigating the road to efficient C&D waste recycling

Rubble recast: Navigating the road to efficient C&D waste recycling

30 Dec 2024

1 min read

How do changemakers implement best practices in solid waste management

How do changemakers implement best practices in solid waste management

22 Dec 2024

1 min read

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