She had a successful dental career. But one reality changed everything. After witnessing the harsh lives of waste pickers, Dr. Shanthi Tummala saw what most of us ignore—the true cost of our trash.

Experts caution against gaps in implementation that have dogged garbage disposal and sanitation in India for decades.

These methods are how the nuclear industry safely manages the 10,000 metric tons of spent fuel waste that reactors produce as ...

Mariwala tells Fortune India that India’s plastic challenge demands solutions that are commercially viable, not just ...

Jaipur: Ahead of new solid waste management rules coming into force in April, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation is preparing ...

Estimates suggest that millions of informal workers recover a significant share of India’s recyclables, in some cases ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something ...

Introduction Waste management can be defined as the systematic collection, transportation, processing, recycling, and ...

India’s environment ministry notified the new solid waste management (SWM) rules of 2026 on January 27, superseding the 2016 ...

WASTE SEGREGATION. Color-coded garbage bins for waste segregation at Dumaguete City National High School in this undated file photo. A private firm plans to build a modern garbage management facility ...

Abstract: In order for solid waste management systems to be efficient, it is essential that household waste be properly segregated once it is collected. It is important to note that the widespread non ...

Waste disposal remains one of India’s most visible civic failures. Streets may be swept, homes kept spotless and gated ...