Our landfills are overflowing with items that should not have been there, menstrual products are one of them. These are made of plastic and take around...
Around 3.3 million straws are discarded to the landfills every single day in Kerala, to overcome this challenging task, the hotel industry in the state has...
At a workshop on dealing with e-waste, Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (MAIT) suggested that scrap dealers should be imparted with training on how to deal...
With nearly 72 per cent of India’s garbage remaining untreated, scientific landfills are an option for urban India to ensure proper waste disposal
NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar questions Haryana Government for not taking an action against the disposal of industrial wastes and construction debris in the Aravalli Forest...
Both Kolkata’s landfills have exhausted themselves in handling the city’s daily generation of more than 5,000 tonnes of solid waste
The problem of improper disposal of waste in India is currently a major roadblock in achieving the Swachh Bharat Mission’s goal to create a clean India...
The mix waste processing plant will be a huge relief to residents of Uruli, Devachi and Phursungi as it will cut down piles of garbage from...
Currently the Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste is either duped onto landfills along with other waste or gets disposed of on the roadside
To reduce the overall burden of garbage on landfills, Madhya Pradesh will soon install waste-to-compost plants across the state
Bengaluru has 8 landfills and 10 composting plants which are proving to be inadequate to handle its daily generate of more than 3,500 tonnes of waste
Next time before you discard your old shoes, think again. These non-biodegradable items end up reaching landfills and oceans thereby polluting the environment drastically. This is...
Citizens of Uruli, Devachi and Phursungi villages located near Pune's main landfill have refused to let their homes become a dumping ground. Villargers have demanded that...
India is producing a whopping 62 million tonnes of garbage and around 31 million is being sent directly to landfills every year. To overcome waste related...
Mumbai’s landfills are as tall as five-storeyed buildings and are becoming a cause of concern. This Mumbai housing society adopted a 'Zero Waste' project in order...
