Proper waste sorting is very important for keeping our neighbourhoods clean and saving resources for the future. When we mix ...

Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

New Delhi: The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which mandate four-stream segregation of waste into wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste, will come into effect from April 1, the Lok Sabha was ...

The Amin Bazar incinerator threatens community-led zero-waste models and the livelihoods of vulnerable informal waste workers ...

A woman segregates plastic waste gathered from garbage dumps for recycling, at a scrapyard on the outskirts of Bengaluru in September 2024. | AFP India’s environment ministry notified the new solid ...

Thanks to new guidelines, waste management in India will shift toward a circular economy, embedding extended producer responsibility and ‘polluter pays’ principle into the waste governance structure.

Thiruvananthapuram: In a renewed effort to combat waste pollution and promote responsible disposal practices, Kerala solid waste management project (KSWMP) unveiled its ‘Clean Kerala Anthem', a ...