Waste Management

Converting kitchen waste to compost: Why are our cities stumbling?

March 2, 2021 Monika Mandal

Waste decomposition and manure formation need special attention and dedicated technology. The government has to step in and support the market while also creating a demand for the manure.

Why bioremediation is not a magic pill for India’s overflowing landfills

February 24, 2021 Pushkara SV

Urban Local Bodies across the country consider Indore’s bioremediation experiment as one worth emulating to clear out waste dumps at landfills. But is it really the best solution?

How RWAs in Gurugram are showing the way out of urban India’s waste crisis

October 14, 2020 Rahul Khera

Decentralized waste management systems could be an effective solution to the complex waste management challenge in our cities. An expert from Gurugram explains why and how.

What makes our cities clean: On Swachh Survekshan, rankings and beyond

September 29, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

Key highlights from a webinar organised by Citizen Matters on the Swachh Survekshan 2020 and the deeper insights from experts.

COVID-19 aftermath: Delhi’s ignored waste pickers need immediate protection

September 3, 2020 Avi Majithia and Malavika Narayan

Informal waste pickers in Delhi protect the city’s environment and public health. Today, as they face a dire situation in the aftermath of the pandemic, here’s what the government must do for them.

Opinion: Let’s not allow corona to defeat the fight to reduce plastic

August 23, 2020 Swati Singh Sambyal

As India and the world battle the pandemic, managing our plastic waste properly has become crucial, now more then ever.

How Gurugram is managing biomedical waste from residential communities in the time of COVID-19

June 26, 2020 Monika Khanna Gulati

Despite the guidelines from CPCB, management of biomedical waste is proving to be tough on the ground at several levels. Some suggestions for Gurugram

Banks of another kind: These help Dehradun manage its plastic waste efficiently

June 11, 2020 Anoop Nautiyal

11 plastic banks set up in the city by the Indian Institute of Petroleum and SDC Foundation have collected and sent more than 1800 kg of plastic waste for recycling till date.

How Trichy’s daily wager sanitation workers found support during the COVID lockdown

June 3, 2020 S Senthalir

The Tiruchirapalli chapter of an urban sanitation support programme has stepped up to secure the health and livelihoods of sanitation workers and caretakers managing community and public toilets in the city.

How Swacchata ‘didis’, ward committees and local volunteers in small towns are showing the way to waste management during COVID-19

May 6, 2020 Swati Singh Sambyal

Decentralisation is the most effective way to manage waste, even in a health crisis such as the present. Towns like Panchgani and Ambikapur are setting examples for all.

Converting kitchen waste to compost: Why are our cities stumbling?

Why bioremediation is not a magic pill for India’s overflowing landfills

How RWAs in Gurugram are showing the way out of urban India’s waste crisis

What makes our cities clean: On Swachh Survekshan, rankings and beyond

COVID-19 aftermath: Delhi’s ignored waste pickers need immediate protection

Opinion: Let’s not allow corona to defeat the fight to reduce plastic

How Gurugram is managing biomedical waste from residential communities in the time of COVID-19

Banks of another kind: These help Dehradun manage its plastic waste efficiently

How Trichy’s daily wager sanitation workers found support during the COVID lockdown

How Swacchata ‘didis’, ward committees and local volunteers in small towns are showing the way to waste management during COVID-19

Where should the waste from quarantine centres and COVID isolation wards go?

Kolkata plans its first biomining project at Mollar Bheri landfill on eastern wetland

Bulk of Dehradun’s e-waste ends up with unauthorised recyclers; here’s why

Garbage to gold: Shillong women’s group shows the way

50000 workers face serious health risks in illegal e-waste processing units in Delhi