Stinking rich: Shanghai’s waste disposal policy is generating wealth for entrepreneurs

Companies offering to take care of one’s waste have mushroomed lately.

Wang Chen

· Aug 21, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Delhi: Garbage mountain at Ghazipur landfill will be taller than Taj Mahal by 2020, says report

An unidentified Delhi municipal official told news agency AFP that 2,000 tonnes of garbage are dumped at the landfill every day.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 04, 2019 · 04:41 pm

Philippines ships 69 containers of trash to Canada after diplomatic spat

Roughly 1,500 tonnes of repatriated trash will be shipped to the Canadian city of Vancouver before the end of June.

Scroll Staff

· May 31, 2019 · 02:50 pm

In India, e-waste recycling comes at a heavy cost to workers’ health and environment

For as little as $4 a day, Indian workers process dangerous, toxic waste by hand. This unregulated, highly polluting industry is hidden away from police eyes.

Miles Park, The Conversation

· Feb 19, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Is recycling worth the effort? If we can’t cut down on waste, it’s the only way

Reusing, reducing and preventing waste are more effective, but harder to implement.

Katy Wheeler, The Conversation

· Jan 24, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Delhi: Panel on solid waste management should meet every working day for first two weeks, says SC

The court will then review the findings of the committee, which has been set up by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 29, 2018 · 09:37 pm

Delhi: Supreme Court asks lieutenant governor to set up panel to address solid waste problem

The top court directed Anil Baijal to set up an expert committee to deal with the matter.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 17, 2018 · 05:58 pm

‘Something out of nothing’: Seven Chennai artists find art in railway metal scrap

The artworks are now exhibited at the Chennai Rail Museum.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Jul 20, 2018 · 03:30 pm

‘You say you are Superman but you don’t do anything’: SC criticises Delhi L-G over waste management

The lieutenant governor, who is in charge of Delhi’s municipal corporations, should have found a solution to the garbage problem, the top court said.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 12, 2018 · 03:30 pm

To manage the plastic crisis, developed world should divert aid to dumpsites in poor countries

Cleaning up the oceans will require much better waste management in poorer countries.

Christine Cole, The Conversation

· Apr 10, 2018 · 10:30 pm

East Delhi municipal body moves National Green Tribunal asking for new plots to dispose of garbage

The Ghazipur landfill site has reached the saturation point, and alternative land for solid waste management is unavailable, it said.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 06, 2018 · 05:45 pm

Four tough actions that would help fight the global plastic crisis

China is no longer importing the world's recyclable plastic – so what should we do instead?

Christine Cole, The Conversation

· Jan 13, 2018 · 11:30 pm