Segregation and recycling can secure the Capital’s wasteland
12 years, 6 months ago

Segregation and recycling can secure the Capital’s wasteland

Hindustan Times  

It took less than a month for the “garden city” of Bangalore to become a “garbage city”. Till last week, nearly 5,000 tonnes of waste generated daily by this IT hub was piling up on the streets because the surrounding villages blockaded Bangalore’s garbage trucks that were turning their backyards into landfills. They didn’t want their land and water contaminated by untreated toxic trash just because the city folks were too lazy and reckless to invest in scientific waste management. In 2008, residents of Gurgaon’s upscale DLF City led massive protests against illegal dumping of garbage in a 60-acre open space behind their condominiums, renaming the area “Kachra Chowk” to shame the authorities. Ghaziabad’s trans-Hindon townships have no landfills and pavements have been turned into dumping sites with garbage choking storm water drains and sewers.

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Bengaluru MLAs 'from all parties' blackmailing us over garbage crisis: DK Shivakumar
2 weeks ago

Bengaluru MLAs 'from all parties' blackmailing us over garbage crisis: DK Shivakumar

India Today  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday alleged that the city MLAs across political parties are "blackmailing" the government over Bengaluru's garbage crisis. Shivakumar revealed that the government had planned to divide the city's garbage disposal work into four packages and transport waste 50 km away, but the initiative has been stalled. Noting that he wanted to take …

Waste woes grip Thiruvananthapuram
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Waste woes grip Thiruvananthapuram

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The capital is grappling with a mounting waste crisis following the termination of private service providers by the city corporation. Food waste movement from households has come to a grinding halt after the civic body terminated the private service providers following strict measures against the illegal dumping of waste in Tamil Nadu. It is learned that the service providers …

Waste segregation at source of vital importance: SC
1 month ago

Waste segregation at source of vital importance: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said segregation of waste at source was of “vital importance” for the environment. How the cities can become smart without compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules?” The apex court directed the NCR states for compliance in line with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Noting that the non-compliance in adhering to the …

Garbage Dumping Yards To Be Eliminated by Oct. 2026: Pattabhiram
1 month, 1 week ago

Garbage Dumping Yards To Be Eliminated by Oct. 2026: Pattabhiram

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Swachh Andhra Corporation chairman K. Pattabhiram declared that as per the mission spearheaded by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, AP will have a fully clean and green environment by October 2026, when the need for dumping yards will end. “The Swachh Andhra strategy involves collaboration of all 90 government departments, with designated nodal officers appointed at both the state …

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout residents complain of waste being dumped in empty sites
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout residents complain of waste being dumped in empty sites

The Hindu  

A part of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout has turned into a dumping site with medical waste, plastic waste, debris and other waste being thrown in empty sites. Umesh, a resident of 3rd Block,said the failure of the local panchayat to regularly collect waste from the homes is also a reason for this problem. M., Umesh further said that while the local …

Garbage mafia rules city’s waste management, we are helpless: Karanata Dy CM Shivakumar
3 months, 1 week ago

Garbage mafia rules city’s waste management, we are helpless: Karanata Dy CM Shivakumar

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: Terming waste management authorities in Bengaluru city a mafia, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday told the Legislative Council that the government plans to set up four large-scale plants to convert waste to energy in BBMP jurisdiction. Replying to a question by members Keshav Prasad S and HS Gopinath on solid waste management problems in BBMP, Deputy Chief …

Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins
6 months, 1 week ago

Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by the Coimbatore Corporation to improve door-to-door waste collection by removing public garbage bins, illegal dumping of waste in public spaces remains widespread across the city. Mr. Boopathi explained that the Corporation has been removing bins in phases since the start of the year to reduce the volume of mixed waste. “We now plan to introduce night waste …

Watch | Trailing Bengaluru’s waste, from city to landfill
7 months, 1 week ago

Watch | Trailing Bengaluru’s waste, from city to landfill

The Hindu  

Do you know about the journey of Bengaluru’s waste? From homes early in the morning to Mittanaganahalli on the far side of the city, mixed waste from Bengaluru treads a long path from the city to the landfill. Two workers are assigned for every auto tipper, which has a dedicated space to put the wet waste and two more sacks …

The journey of Bengaluru’s waste
7 months, 1 week ago

The journey of Bengaluru’s waste

The Hindu  

In the bustling tech hub of Bengaluru, residents strive to maintain pristine homes, quite unaware that their tidy spaces come at a hidden cost. Even before that, workers who collect it from homes and black spots gather at a designated place in every ward around 6.30 a.m., along with auto tippers, to mark their attendance. All mixed up In ward …

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by the Greater Chennai Corporation to address garbage collection issues through mass cleaning drives, residents in several parts of the city continue to face challenges. Sandhya Vedullapalli, resident of M Block in Anna Nagar and Vice President of Federation of Anna Nagar Residents Associations, said, “Generally, the ward’s supervisor or the Conservancy Inspector respond to our complaints. Complaints …

Chennai Corporation to address spillage, stench concerns of compactor and garbage collection vehicles
1 year ago

Chennai Corporation to address spillage, stench concerns of compactor and garbage collection vehicles

The Hindu  

At Koyambedu market, the largest perishable commodities market in the city, open lorries collecting garbage and wastes, driving off, spilling the garbage along their route, is a common sight and the stench from these vehicles forces one to hold their breath in disgust. With no net to cover the garbage, as specified by the civic body, anyone who happens to …

‘Some agencies mixing concrete waste with garbage, dumping at landfills’: Delhi Mayor
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Some agencies mixing concrete waste with garbage, dumping at landfills’: Delhi Mayor

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday alleged that some concessionaires involved in trash collection are “mixing construction and demolition waste” with garbage and dumping it at landfill sites, warning them of “tough action”. “It has come to my notice that concessionaires are mixing C&D waste with MSW to increase its weight and dumping it at landfill sites,” the …

Raising high stink: Tamil Nadu’s bulk waste disposal issues
1 year, 1 month ago

Raising high stink: Tamil Nadu’s bulk waste disposal issues

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu, despite all its industrial prowess, seems to be grappling with an issue that jeopardises its environmental well-being — the violation of waste disposal norms and “clandestine auction” of waste by the very same industries that are driving the State’s economic advancement. According to the SWM Rules, “BWGs must ensure segregation of waste at source, facilitate collection of segregated …

Greater Chennai Corporation takes up mass cleaning drive, removes 45 tonnes of garden waste across 15 zones in city
1 year, 2 months ago

Greater Chennai Corporation takes up mass cleaning drive, removes 45 tonnes of garden waste across 15 zones in city

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation, in a mass cleaning drive, cleared 46.71 tonnes of garden waste from its parks in 102 locations spanning across 15 zones, on Saturday, January 20. According to a release, 976 workers of the Solid Waste Management Department in the civic body removed weeds and cleared tree branches in the parks, vacant lands, Miyawaki parks, graveyards and …

Bengaluru’s clean image needs polishing
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengaluru’s clean image needs polishing

New Indian Express  

The Swachh list can be termed an index of urban governance, and also a comment on the political leadership. The only two Karnataka cities in the top 100 are Mysuru at 27th position, which is disappointing, considering it had bagged top slot in 2016, while Hubballi-Dharwad at rank 87 comes as a big pleasant surprise. Quite obviously, the Bruhat Bengaluru …

Open dumping in waterbodies, canals would attract fine: Corporation Commissioner
1 year, 3 months ago

Open dumping in waterbodies, canals would attract fine: Corporation Commissioner

The Hindu  

Open dumping of mixed waste into waterbodies, and micro and major canals would be monitored and violators would be fined by Greater Chennai Corporation. The civic body plans to also clear waste from vacant lands of private parties soon. Pointing out that discarded household waste, thermocol, and footwear washed down through the channels in the north region, Srinivsapuram and near …

Understanding e-waste: Bengaluru’s challenges and solutions
1 year, 3 months ago

Understanding e-waste: Bengaluru’s challenges and solutions

The Hindu  

The rapid expansion of the Information and Communication Technology sector has led to a significant increase in electronic waste, making it one of the swiftly growing waste streams in the country, particularly Bengaluru. There are many such vendors and agencies in Bengaluru that manage e-waste and are very citizen friendly.” Rajbir Singh, Chief Marshal, BBMP, said that mixing of e-waste …

‘Unscientific’ landfills, not a solid fix for waste management
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Unscientific’ landfills, not a solid fix for waste management

The Hindu  

Are ‘unscientific’ landfills the only way to manage Bengaluru city’s massive mountains of solid waste? As more quarries are identified as landfills, the search for a sustainable long-term solid waste management plan has hit rock bottom. The State-owned Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited recently floated a tender to set up two landfill sites in the city, one near Bagalur and …

Why is Bengaluru expanding its waste-management capacity? | Explained
1 year, 5 months ago

Why is Bengaluru expanding its waste-management capacity? | Explained

The Hindu  

The Government of Karnataka is contemplating the relocation of waste processing facilities, operational in Bengaluru, to the outskirts of the city. The existing waste processing capacity in Bengaluru stands at about 2,000 TPD, including small-scale decentralised ward-level waste processing facilities, leaving roughly 3,000 TPD of waste to be disposed of in landfill quarries without processing. Given the issues posed by …

Now, Bengaluru’s waste to be dumped in Ramanagara
1 year, 5 months ago

Now, Bengaluru’s waste to be dumped in Ramanagara

The Hindu  

At a time when citizens and experts in Bengaluru have been demanding the closure of waste processing plants and landfills, the State government has decided to carry the heaps of refuse to Ramanagara, besides Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts. On his directions, the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited will set up four integrated solid waste management plants on lands …

All waste processing plants and landfills will be shifted out of Bengaluru city: D.K. Shivakumar
1 year, 5 months ago

All waste processing plants and landfills will be shifted out of Bengaluru city: D.K. Shivakumar

The Hindu  

Residents living around waste processing plants who have been demanding their closure for years now may heave a sigh of relief. Shivakumar on Tuesday announced that the State government will relocate all waste processing plants and landfills to outside Bengaluru city soon. Mr. Shivakumar directed Deputy Commissioners of Bengaluru, Bengaluru, and Ramanagara districts to find land parcels of 100 acres …

Solid waste management in urban areas: Here’s why residents of Chennai in Tamil Nadu must use two bins for dry and wet waste at home to help Greater Chennai Corporation
1 year, 5 months ago

Solid waste management in urban areas: Here’s why residents of Chennai in Tamil Nadu must use two bins for dry and wet waste at home to help Greater Chennai Corporation

The Hindu  

“I was taught source segregation in my school and we practise it there regularly. It’s not customary,” said a Class X student of a private school, residing in the Tamil Nadu Housing Board unit at Royapuram under Zone 5 of the Greater Chennai Corporation. Complaints were filed, even on the social media, with the Chennai Corporation from across the city …

Local bodies can dispose waste at Brahmapuram only till April 30
1 year, 11 months ago

Local bodies can dispose waste at Brahmapuram only till April 30

The Hindu  

A Kochi Corporation-level review meeting on waste disposal has decided that local self-government bodies in the district, other than the Corporation, will be allowed to dispose of biodegradable waste at Brahmapuram only till April 30. Local bodies other than the Corporation have been asked to evolve their own method of waste disposal keeping the deadline in view, said a communication …

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi
1 year, 11 months ago

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi

The Hindu  

Stricter enforcement and heavier fine seem to have done little to check the menace of dumping waste wrapped in plastic covers in public places in Kochi. In the short period since the fire outbreak at the Brahmapuram plant that disrupted waste collection and disposal in the city last month, the Kochi Corporation has issued notices for fine worth ₹54 lakh …

Accidental shift to decentralised waste management helps Thiruvananthapuram
1 year, 11 months ago

Accidental shift to decentralised waste management helps Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu  

At hindsight, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation authorities might now be thanking the people of Vilappilsala who organised a strong protest movement to close down the centralised waste treatment plant in their village. The protest, and the consequent closure of the plant, made the civic body rethink its waste management practices, which led to the slow but still incomplete shift towards decentralised …

No respite for Kochi from decades-old garbage conundrum
2 years ago

No respite for Kochi from decades-old garbage conundrum

The Hindu  

The city’s garbage conundrum remains unresolved going by the repeated failures in waste management witnessed over the past two-and-a-half decades. Before the Kochi Corporation set up a solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram in 2008, two key attempts to manage the waste at landfill sites at Cheranalloor and Willingdon Island had failed miserably. The Kochi Corporation has been maintaining the …

Educating public on source segregation is the way forward in waste management
2 years, 1 month ago

Educating public on source segregation is the way forward in waste management

The Hindu  

With the government embarking on a new plan to dispose solid waste, a section of environmentally-conscious residents wants the Local Administration Department to initiate a mass awareness campaign to educate the people on source segregation. After engaging a firm to dispose of around 7.42 lakh cubic metre of waste accumulated over the years through bio-mining at the Kurumbapet garbage dump, …

Residents irked over sorting of garbage in their patch
2 years, 8 months ago

Residents irked over sorting of garbage in their patch

The Hindu  

The three garbage bins — eight months ago, there was just one bin — on First Street, Krishna Nagar, Peravallur, emits a foul smell, forcing passersby to hold their noses. Residents further note the garbage collection truck comes three to four times a day and conservancy workers segregate the waste before putting it into the three bins. Prakash Manohar, a …

Piles of trash collect on streets of Nepal’s capital as garbage disposal becomes chronic problem
2 years, 9 months ago

Piles of trash collect on streets of Nepal’s capital as garbage disposal becomes chronic problem

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The streets of Kathmandu have …

68% of solid waste segregated, says Mayor
3 years, 8 months ago

68% of solid waste segregated, says Mayor

The Hindu  

Mayor Premananda Shetty said on Thursday that 68% of the solid waste generated in the city is now being segregated at source even as the Opposition Congress said that garbage collection has not yet been streamlined. Congress councillor Praveenchandra Alva said that Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., which is collecting and transporting solid waste for the civic body, is not …

Bengaluru Girl is Turning 'Waste into Wealth' with Device Called 'Trashbot' to Segregate Garbage
3 years, 11 months ago

Bengaluru Girl is Turning 'Waste into Wealth' with Device Called 'Trashbot' to Segregate Garbage

News 18  

It all started when Nivedha R M, a chemical engineering student decided to find a solution to a perennial problem faced by humanity – that of garbage. All thanks to Trashbot, the innovative new waste segregation device that can help solve the problem of waste management in India by segregating dry and wet waste. The basic prototype of Trashbot, the …

Consider Dissolving BBMP For Failure To Follow Solid Waste Management Rules:Karnataka HC Tells Govt
5 years, 4 months ago

Consider Dissolving BBMP For Failure To Follow Solid Waste Management Rules:Karnataka HC Tells Govt

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to consider whether action of dissolving the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike deserves to be taken under Section 99 of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, for making persistent defaults in the performance of its duties imposed by Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and Solid Waste Management Rule, 2016 and the other Rules framed …

Trash the waste before Bengaluru burns
6 years ago

Trash the waste before Bengaluru burns

Deccan Chronicle  

Villagers in Kanahalli village are still choked by dark clouds of particle-filled smoke and a foul stench, after a fire, meant to burn waste in the Bellahalli quarry pit, grew out of control and burned for four days straight. And as this cannot be taken to waste treatment plants, where only segregated garbage is accepted, a whopping 350 loads of …

Swachha: Working towards creating zero waste future'
6 years ago

Swachha: Working towards creating zero waste future'

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Bengaluru, which was once called the ‘Garden City’, earned its infamous sobriquet ‘garbage city’ in 2012. While the BBMP woke up to the crisis only in 2012, a Bengaluru-based NGO, Swachha Eco-Solutions, has been working quietly since 2008, stressing on segregation and converting discarded plastics into useful products, like farm-use irrigation pipes and tiles. Mr Rajesh Babu, co-founder of …

Bengaluru: Garbage segregation lesson for visitors at Aero India
6 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: Garbage segregation lesson for visitors at Aero India

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Garbage segregation lessons were also part of the Aero India show which concluded on Sunday with volunteers from the BBMP sitting near dustbins — both wet and dry — and asking people to segregate their waste and dump it into the respective bins. While separate bins were kept at all places in the aero show, it was only followed …

Bengaluru: All-party panel to trash out' guidelines
6 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: All-party panel to trash out' guidelines

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Tenders to collect wet and dry waste have been put on hold. Mayor Gangambike told Deccan Chronicle that an all-party meeting of corporators will be called and a committee set up to decide the new guidelines for the tenders. Dry waste collection under the present tender will be handed over to rag-pickers, but the mayor doubts whether they will …

Hyderabad: Open sorting of trash causes health hazard
6 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Open sorting of trash causes health hazard

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With sorting and segregation of new municipal waste still being done in the open, the residents in 35 villages around Jawaharnagar state that they are exposed to a major health hazard. The government had assured the residents that once the capping is complete, sorting of new waste will be done in a closed enclosure and other dumping grounds will …

Awareness and fines: Bengaluru mayor's nostrum for waste woes
6 years, 5 months ago

Awareness and fines: Bengaluru mayor's nostrum for waste woes

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Sowmya is a resident of Cottonpet. The day when segregation at source came into effect in Feb 2017, she purchased two bins - green for wet waste and red for dry. With segregation at source dropping drastically newly-elected Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun has plans to revive the concept. She aims to improve segregation with the help of autos, which will …

“Why Throw Waste In Front Of Houses Of Poor? Will You Put It In Raj Niwas Marg? ” SC Says Delhi Facing Emergency-Like Situation In Waste Management
6 years, 7 months ago

“Why Throw Waste In Front Of Houses Of Poor? Will You Put It In Raj Niwas Marg? ” SC Says Delhi Facing Emergency-Like Situation In Waste Management

Live Law  

The court fumed at Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand's submission on residents of Sonia Vihar objecting to a landfill site, saying the people had every right to question the decision and and even went on to say that the civic body should dump the waste on the Raj Niwas Marg, where Delhi Lieutenant Governor's official residence is located, instead of …

“Why Throw Waste In Front Of Houses Of Poor? Will You Put It In Raj Niwas Marg? ” SC Says Delhi Facing Emergency-Like Situation In Waste Management
6 years, 7 months ago

“Why Throw Waste In Front Of Houses Of Poor? Will You Put It In Raj Niwas Marg? ” SC Says Delhi Facing Emergency-Like Situation In Waste Management

Live Law  

The court fumed at Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand's submission on residents of Sonia Vihar objecting to a landfill site, saying the people had every right to question the decision and and even went on to say that the civic body should dump the waste on the Raj Niwas Marg, where Delhi Lieutenant Governor's official residence is located, instead of …

“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]
6 years, 8 months ago

“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

Days after serious charges leveled by a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that he claimed to be a “superman” but did nothing to address the worsening garbage disposal problem in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has told the Supreme Court that it was difficult to find a solution overnight as the overflowing landfill sites was a “legacy problem …

“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]
6 years, 8 months ago

“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

Days after serious charges leveled by a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that he claimed to be a “superman” but did nothing to address the worsening garbage disposal problem in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has told the Supreme Court that it was difficult to find a solution overnight as the overflowing landfill sites was a “legacy problem …

Lucknow becoming a stinking city as trash mounts on streets
6 years, 8 months ago

Lucknow becoming a stinking city as trash mounts on streets

Hindustan Times  

The journey of waste generated at your residence does not necessarily end at the landfill site. “The system of waste collection and disposal has collapsed and Lucknow may be hit by diseases in the rainy season as a good percentage of filth is being dumped in the city itself.” Depending on the mood of Lucknow Municipal Corporation staff, the waste …

While smaller cities are more efficient at waste segregation, India needs strong commitment to manage its waste
6 years, 9 months ago

While smaller cities are more efficient at waste segregation, India needs strong commitment to manage its waste

India Today  

Smaller cities have been innovative and "more successful" in implementing waste segregation at source methodology compared to the bigger ones, a green body today said, as it awarded a small town in Maharashtra for its eco-friendly initiatives. Cities with higher segregation percentage As per CSE, 4 of the 20 forum cities assessed have a segregation percentage higher than 90 per …

Segregation hurdles leave Bengaluru down in dumps
7 years, 2 months ago

Segregation hurdles leave Bengaluru down in dumps

Deccan Chronicle  

Noxious smoke from piles of burning garbage is a common sight in Bengaluru, which still struggles to dipose of its waste. 450 crore on seven integrated scientific waste processing plants to process the garbage and convert it into compost, only 800 metric tonnes of it is being processed, much below the plants’ capacity to handle 2,500 metric tonnes, regrets Ms …

Waste management could generate six lakh jobs in India; can Bengaluru show the way?
7 years, 3 months ago

Waste management could generate six lakh jobs in India; can Bengaluru show the way?

Firstpost  

Managing urban India’s 1,50,000 tonnes of municipal waste could generate 6,00,000 to 7,50,000 jobs while creating a cleaner environment and ensuring dignity and safety for millions. At the bottom of the “stack” are the “destinations” for the different types of waste: biogas or compost for wet waste and various options for dry and hazardous waste. A company like Carbon Masters …

Regulate Garbage Collection Process: Reader’s #PollutionKaSolution
7 years, 4 months ago

Regulate Garbage Collection Process: Reader’s #PollutionKaSolution

The Quint  

One of the biggest contributors to air pollution is stubble/garbage burning. Here’s what I propose we can do about it: 1) Set up a monitoring system: Ward mukadam & nagarsevaks should monitor garbage burning. 2) Install cameras in strategic places to nab the culprit and send hefty fine to them with 1-week notice or block his mobile number. Most of …

Metro Matters: This clean-up season, let’s stop discarding too easily
7 years, 5 months ago

Metro Matters: This clean-up season, let’s stop discarding too easily

Hindustan Times  

As the authorities launched frenzied clean-up drives ahead of the third anniversary of the Swachh Bharat that falls today, one wonders how spic and span Delhi would be if the municipalities made this effort all year round. According to a recent study by NGO Chintan, 78% Delhi residents who were surveyed dumped garbage on the roadside or in open plots …

The Ghazipur landfill collapses, another catches fire, and no one wants a dumpsite in the backyard. Where must our solid waste go?
7 years, 6 months ago

The Ghazipur landfill collapses, another catches fire, and no one wants a dumpsite in the backyard. Where must our solid waste go?

The Hindu  

A defiant mound — lush with grass as on a golf course — rises amidst 150-feet-high mountains of rotting garbage that constitute Delhi’s most infamous landfill, in Ghazipur. In an earlier interview, Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link, an organisation that works on waste management problems, had said that unless basic steps such as segregating waste at source were undertaken, it …

Dumping garbage at other sites not a solution, say experts
7 years, 6 months ago

Dumping garbage at other sites not a solution, say experts

Hindustan Times  

More than one-fourth of Delhi’s garbage will now be dumped at a new site in north Delhi’s Rani Khera from Sunday, after Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal banned dumping of garbage at Ghazipur with immediate effect on Saturday afternoon. It is not feasible to take the garbage all the way from east to North Delhi every day.” “Considering there is …

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