Modern societies generate a great deal of trash, and even in the developed world the waste-handling system struggles to deal with it. Only a disappointing fraction of plastic waste is in fact recycled ...

Landfills across municipalities are overwhelmed, many operating beyond compliance, while informal waste pickers labour on the margins with little formal support. The 2018 Department of Environmental ...

Ever increasing solid waste production has been threatening natural environment and human safety in recent years. With increasing urbanization worldwide, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has increased ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore’s globally acclaimed waste management model drew international attention once again as a delegation from four Latin American countries arrived in the city on Tuesday to ...

WITH public frustration mounting over uncollected garbage, Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has called for the decentralisation of ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Calling Kerala a model for the country in terms of waste management, Governor Rajendra Arlekar said it was a matter of pride to be known as a Keralite. He was speaking at the ...

Bengaluru: Leveraging improved segregation at source and monetisation of low-value plastic waste under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML ...