Metro Matters: This clean-up season, let’s stop discarding too easily
7 years, 6 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 in their neighbourhoods. The campaign tells people that one re-usable cloth bag, if used for five years, could replace 1,250 plastic and 116 paper bags; that they should carry their chopsticks and thermos, and use refillable liquid soap and shampoo containers. In the 2015 National Games, caterers were told not to use disposable tableware, athletes were given steel flasks to refill and the Games generated 120 tonnes less trash than a gathering of such size normally would.

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Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls
1 month, 1 week ago

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls

Hindustan Times  

As Gurugram gears up for the municipal elections, slated for March 2, sanitation and illegal waste dumping have emerged as key voter concerns, with residents across the district expressing frustration over deteriorating hygiene and the failure of civic authorities to address the issue. Despite repeated complaints and grievances, irregular waste collection and unchecked garbage dumping persist in several areas, leading …

Mahakumbh: ‘400 MT of trash being collected, disposed daily’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mahakumbh: ‘400 MT of trash being collected, disposed daily’

Hindustan Times  

Urban development department has managed collection and disposal of over 11,000 tonnes of waste generated by visiting streams of pilgrims during the Mahakumbh-2025. Bags full of collected trash at Sangam during ongoing Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj Every day, 400 metric tonnes of trash are being collected, and this is being handled by a fleet of 1,000 vehicles. The department’s efforts are …

Tiruchi Corporation turns 55 garbage hotspots into beautified green spaces
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tiruchi Corporation turns 55 garbage hotspots into beautified green spaces

The Hindu  

In an attempt to prevent littering in public places, Tiruchi City Corporation has converted about 55 garbage-vulnerable points into beautified green spaces in the city. The initiative was launched in September 2023, and since then 55 spots, both in residential and commercial areas, have been reclaimed and transformed into green spaces through the outsourcing agency managing the city’s waste collection. …

Ghazipur landfill residents decry broken promises as pollution, health crises persist
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghazipur landfill residents decry broken promises as pollution, health crises persist

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Nestled between East Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill and the bustling wholesale meat and flower markets, about 400 families eke out a precarious existence. Promises made by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi have yet to translate into tangible improvements. The landfill’s fires during the scorching summers release noxious fumes, exacerbating health issues. “People fall …

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump

Hindustan Times  

The city’s garbage crisis shows no sign of abating, as a third mountain of waste, holding a massive 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of waste, has emerged at the Dadumajra landfill. Already struggling to clear the existing legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill, Chandigarh MC will take at least 43 more months to clear the fresh heap of 1.25 lakh MT. …

New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day. The city has a plan to contain the mess
4 months, 1 week ago

New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day. The city has a plan to contain the mess

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. “But it is revolutionary by New York City’s standards because, for 50 years, we have placed all our trash directly on the curbs.” Residents who’ve already experienced trash containerization elsewhere agree it’s …

Tiruchi Corporation ramps up beautification efforts to eradicate dumping of garbage
4 months, 1 week ago

Tiruchi Corporation ramps up beautification efforts to eradicate dumping of garbage

The Hindu  

: Tiruchi City Corporation has identified more ‘garbage vulnerable points’ in the city to carry out beautification projects to effectively curb garbage dumping in public spaces. Due to the dumping of garbage in such areas, leachate from the rotting household and meat waste and water stagnating in discarded single-use plastics create a foul atmosphere and pose health concerns for residents …

The environmental cost of convenience
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The environmental cost of convenience

New Indian Express  

On my morning walks in the university campus where I am a scholar-in-residence, I initially saw piles of waste everywhere. However, within next few days, I saw sanitary workers filling their trucks with the garbage piled up on the roadside. The biggest culprits were disposable cutlery, especially the plastic trays used to deliver food along with the delivery packaging. In …

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 …

Tourists and the growing mountain of trash in Himachal
9 months ago

Tourists and the growing mountain of trash in Himachal

Hindustan Times  

This summer, Himachal’s hill stations have witnessed a heavy influx of tourists. Garbage collected from Sarchu to Rohtang In Lahaul and Spiti district and then from Kullu’s Soja and Kasol, a village known as the ‘Tel Aviv of the hills’ due to its popularity with Israeli tourists, is also dumped in Manali’s waste treatment plant. Highway horror A significant part …

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 …

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that his government is on track to free the city of “garbage mountains” at its three landfill sites, a statement contested by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which claimed tardy pace of work at the Ghazipur landfill. Today, I visited the Bhalswa landfill site and I am happy to report that the work …

240 tonnes of plastic dumped in Delhi everyday: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

240 tonnes of plastic dumped in Delhi everyday: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Capital currently generates over 1,100 tonnes per day of plastic waste, but only around 870 TPD is being recycled or managed, leaving a gap of 242 TPD, or 22% of Delhi’s plastic waste load which ends up either in drains, at landfill or finding its way to the Yamuna, the latest data shows. Read here: Environment needs our urgent …

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
2 years 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 …

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget
2 years ago

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget

India Today  

The annual budget of the Aam Aadmi Party government led by CM Arvind Kejriwal will focus on the cleaning of the Yamuna River and removing three mountains of garbage from landfill sites in the city. With a focus on rejuvenating the heavily polluted Yamuna, the government will increase the quantity of sewage being treated in Delhi to 890 mgd next …

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai
2 years, 4 months ago

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: AAP Delhi convener and minister Gopal Rai Friday asserted his party will solve the city's garbage management problem within five years, if voted to power in the MCD, saying the BJP failed in its 15-year-tenure in the civic body. The party released 'Kejriwal's 10 guarantees' for the December 4 MCD polls earlier this month with the promise to …

Garbage collection, disposal primary issue in Chandigarh: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Garbage collection, disposal primary issue in Chandigarh: Report

Hindustan Times  

The primary challenge faced by the city is garbage collection and its disposal, as per a document released by UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit. The primary challenge faced by the city is garbage collection and its disposal, as per a document released by UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit The document, ‘Future Ready Chandigarh 2030 and Beyond’, which were finalised by the UT …

Delhi civic body refutes claims regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi civic body refutes claims regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites

India Today  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi refuted allegations made against it regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites. The civic body said it has cleared 58 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste from all three landfill sites in 2.5 years and not in 15 years as claimed. "The Corporation would like to underline that it has set a target of …

Focus on plastic goods, not on general garbage in Vizag
2 years, 7 months ago

Focus on plastic goods, not on general garbage in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Ever since the GVMC focused attention on making Vizag a plastic-free city -- from June – the civic body is ignoring the presence of garbage heaps across the city. “We appreciate the efforts of GVMC in controlling the menace of plastic through awareness campaigns like SMS services reminding citizens about the ill effects of plastic. Stray dogs and pigs …

Targetting wayside littering on the coast from Sholinganallur to Mamallapuram
2 years, 8 months ago

Targetting wayside littering on the coast from Sholinganallur to Mamallapuram

The Hindu  

On the drive to Mamallapurm down East Coast Road, Nature often shifts gears, going into an overdrive of sequestered, untouched beauty. It is an ally in “Waves of Changes” project, one executed by Hand In Hand India in collaboration with villages from Sholinganallur to Mamallapuram. We are working in 11 fishing villages, where we are collecting plastic waste,” begins Kalpana …

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 …

Metro Matters | Delhi must make reduce, reuse fashionable again
3 years, 4 months ago

Metro Matters | Delhi must make reduce, reuse fashionable again

Hindustan Times  

This festive season, as we worry about what the high-calorie intake did to our weight, we could spare a thought about our consumption habits — which don’t just include the food and drinks we consumed. Stressing on the need to remove the “mountains of garbage” from Indian cities by processing all legacy waste, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the …

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 …

National CleanUp Day: A viral challenge is sending the internet on a garbage hunt
5 years, 6 months ago

National CleanUp Day: A viral challenge is sending the internet on a garbage hunt

CNN  

CNN — Instead of encouraging social media users to do something potentially dangerous, like choking down a spoonful of cinnamon or sticking a shot glass on your lips to copy Kylie Jenner, an altogether more wholesome viral challenge is spreading across the web. In February, the #trashtag challenge inspired people to go to locations covered in garbage, pick up the …

Where does India stand on plastic waste?
5 years, 7 months ago

Where does India stand on plastic waste?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 15, in his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a movement to eliminate single-use plastic in India, beginning on Gandhi Jayanti. In spite of the notification of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and amendments made two years later, most cities and towns are not prepared to implement its provisions. Even …

What’s in your trash?
6 years, 6 months ago

What’s in your trash?

The Hindu  

T he State’s upgraded solid waste management policy is finally out. Started by P. Natarajan, an IT professional turned social entrepreneur, in 2015, the citizen-led NGO is actively involved in waste management, lake conservation, and a series of green initiatives such as their most recent venture of turning the city’s schools into zero-waste establishments. Another interesting project is Namma Koil …

Ghazipur landfill: Despair over Delhi’s deadly rubbish dump
6 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill: Despair over Delhi’s deadly rubbish dump

Al Jazeera  

One year after a landfill disaster killed two, residents say conditions have not improved and affect their health. by Muhammad Aslam, local trader New Delhi generates as much as 9,500 tonnes of rubbish a day, saturating three main landfill sites – all of which have been at maximum capacity for 10 years. An official at the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, …

Public garbage bins on way out in Mumbai, 1,300 will be gone soon
6 years, 7 months ago

Public garbage bins on way out in Mumbai, 1,300 will be gone soon

Hindustan Times  

If the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation manages to implement what it is planning, you may be able to walk on several streets without having to contend with the stench emanating from the big public garbage bins. The BMC is planning to get rid of the big metal public garbage bins and encourage door-to-door collection of garbage. Chandrashekhar Prabhu, a town planning …

365 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic collected, says East Delhi civic body
6 years, 7 months ago

365 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic collected, says East Delhi civic body

Hindustan Times  

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation said it has collected 364.8 metric tonne of non-recyclable multi-layered plastic such as tobacco sachets and chips wrappers, which can’t be recycled, as part of a targeted collection drive in the last nine months. The initiative was launched as a pilot scheme in November last year in collaboration with a non-government organisation Indian Pollution Control …

Curious Hobart: What happens to our waste?
6 years, 7 months ago

Curious Hobart: What happens to our waste?

ABC  

Should you rinse out that milk bottle before throwing it into the recycle bin? "I thought Hobart could be a good role model, especially considering we have some of the best water in the world," Alderman Harvey said, adding his plan to rid the Council of single-use plastics would be accompanied by more public drinking fountains and a push for …

“It Is A Serious Problem”, SC Moots LG-Headed Panel To Address Delhi’s Garbage Problem
6 years, 7 months ago

“It Is A Serious Problem”, SC Moots LG-Headed Panel To Address Delhi’s Garbage Problem

Live Law  

“The fact is that it is a serious problem which is getting out of hand. He shall look in-depth into all aspects with a special focus on landfill sites”, the bench told ASG Pinky Anand who represented the. He shall look in-depth into all aspects with a special focus on landfill sites”, the bench told ASG Pinky Anand who represented …

“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 …

On World Environment Day, Delhi is yet to learn from other cities on tackling waste
6 years, 9 months ago

On World Environment Day, Delhi is yet to learn from other cities on tackling waste

Hindustan Times  

For a burgeoning metropolis — one that aims to compete with the best in the world — Delhi is yet get its act together when it comes to handling solid waste. As Delhi observes yet another World Environment Day, it is yet to get its act together when it comes to handling solid waste. According to the Central Pollution Control …

Waste to wealth: 60 Mahim families recycle 8,500 kg waste, develop garden in Mumbai
6 years, 10 months ago

Waste to wealth: 60 Mahim families recycle 8,500 kg waste, develop garden in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Residents of a co-operative housing society in Mahim are no longer dependent on the municipal corporation to collect their daily waste. Residents of Matoshree Pearl have started growing vegetables in their terrace garden The residents of Matoshree Pearl, a 22-storey building with 65 flats, have been treating their collective biodegradable kitchen waste within the society premises using two bio-composter tumblers …

78% of Delhi dumps garbage on the road, says report
7 years, 6 months ago

78% of Delhi dumps garbage on the road, says report

Hindustan Times  

About 78% Delhiites dump garbage on the roadside or in open plots in their neighbourhoods and 17% claim to have no access to a community dump or dhalao in north Delhi, a survey co-researched by Chintan, the Delhi environment department and German NGO GIZ has revealed. The report, Making Delhi Swachh: Participatory Solid Waste Management Policy for Delhi, has taken …

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, 7 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 …

By 2050, India will need New Delhi-sized landfills to manage disposal: Study
7 years, 9 months ago

By 2050, India will need New Delhi-sized landfills to manage disposal: Study

Hindustan Times  

Owing to poor waste management practices, a staggering 88 square km of land will have to be dedicated for waste disposal through landfilling by 2050, nearly equal to the area under the administration of New Delhi Municipal Council, a PwC-Assocham study has revealed. According to a previous estimate, by 2050, about 50 per cent of India’s population will be living …

Waste segregation in Delhi: Lack of awareness, no support from garbage collectors main hurdles
7 years, 9 months ago

Waste segregation in Delhi: Lack of awareness, no support from garbage collectors main hurdles

Hindustan Times  

In a big push to the Centre’s Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, the North and East Delhi implemented garbage ‘segregation at source’ in 10 neighbourhoods on Monday. The success of the concept remains a challenge for the civic agencies as a majority of people either don’t know about segregation or were reluctant to try it. But the success of the …

World Environment Day 2017: Vandana Trivedi wants Indians to get serious about waste
7 years, 10 months ago

World Environment Day 2017: Vandana Trivedi wants Indians to get serious about waste

Firstpost  

Vandana Trivedi warns that if we don’t get serious about waste management, we may soon have to earmark an entire city in India to accommodate the waste that we generate as a country When Vandana Trivedi passionately declares, “You deserve to die,” at the start of her TED talk, you begin to imagine that she is probably referring to the …

Metro matters: The seat of Swachh Bharat campaign must come clean
7 years, 10 months ago

Metro matters: The seat of Swachh Bharat campaign must come clean

Hindustan Times  

For a city that launched the nationwide Swachh Bharat campaign three years ago, Delhi should have set the benchmark for any cleanliness contest by now. Instead, in the Swachh Survekshan ranking of 434 cities released last week, the area under New Delhi Municipal Council — a VIP zone where at a police station Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded the broom …

Government tackles growing waste problem
7 years, 11 months ago

Government tackles growing waste problem

China Daily  

People dispose of trash in Beijing's Fengrongyuan residential community. New measures have been announced that will require government offices, restaurants and businesses in 46 major cities to sort and separate all household trash, including hazardous waste, kitchen leftovers and recyclable materials, by 2020. By the end of the year, the cities will be required to issue plans listing the types …

Civic bodies welcome garbage fine order, say it will help them keep Delhi clean
8 years, 3 months ago

Civic bodies welcome garbage fine order, say it will help them keep Delhi clean

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s municipal corporations on Monday welcomed the National Green Tribunal’s order to impose a fine of Rs 10,000 on those throwing garbage in the open. In June, the Delhi government asked the municipal corporations to change the bylaws, so that they are in accordance with the Union government’s Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. This will add teeth to our enforcement …

Delhi’s dilemma: What to do with its tonnes of waste?
8 years, 4 months ago

Delhi’s dilemma: What to do with its tonnes of waste?

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – Delhi has been in the news for its “toxic” pollution, but the Indian capital has also been struggling to deal with another crisis – what to do with its rubbish. Every day Delhi produces around 10,000 metric tonnes of solid waste – roughly the weight of the Eiffel Tower. Recently, India’s Supreme Court, angered by the …

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