‘Twas the week after Christmas, and in a quiet corner of the San Fernando Valley, lines of waste collection trucks waited to offload their goods onto a growing mountain of garbage. And then there is the cardboard — or what Johnson refers to as “the Amazon effect.” Holiday wrapping paper, plastic bags and cardboard boxes fill waste facilities this time …
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 …
At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker’s sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs. “For furniture, there are organic materials like lentil beans, buckwheat and other fillings for upholstered furniture, as well as natural rattan, cork and bamboo.” Huge strides have been made in turning recycled plastic bottles and wood …
