Page 4 - Waste Management

A tale of two waste management systems from a Himalayan town

An uncooperative Nagar Palika in Almora has ensured that good work done by the community in managing waste comes to naught, even as it works well seven kilometers away

A collaborative solution to manage India's solid waste challenge

The community, local bodies, government & the private sector should collaborate for effective SWM

Singapore's 'freegans' find treasure in trash to reduce consumer waste

The freegans often post photos of their discoveries, including barely-worn clothing, jewellery, electronics and luxury goods such as handbags

Jabalpur shows the way with its smart system of solid waste management

The garbage collected is then taken to the over 300 community bins, including around 50 semi-underground bins which are fitted with sensors

Fighting our own battles: Diplomacy is a necessary skill for waste warriors

Gurugram's waste warriors say they face a tremendous amount of resistance from the word go

Waste management firm Nepra plans to expand to 25 cities by 2025

Founded by Sandeep Patel, Dhrumin Patel and Ravi Patel in 2011, the firm, it claims, brings transparency and scalability in the highly unorganised waste management sector

Small cities good at managing waste, Gurugram, East and South Delhi worst

Among cities with a million people or more, Indore and Mysuru were the best performers in survey

Hazardous wastes increasing at 2-5% per year: Assocham-PwC study

Annually around 7.46 million MT of hazardous waste is generated from 43,936 industries in India

What rubbish is this?

Heaps of garbage and trash have become a way of life in India

Delhi HC summons municipal commissioners for failure to implement pollution rules

Asks to explain why rules related to garbage disposal has not been complied with

Govt earmarks Rs 10 lakh each for 585 mandis for waste management

The fund allocated to mandis would be over and above the Rs 30 lakh given for setting up the e-NaM platform