Bengaluru’s waste crisis cannot be solved by technology alone, experts say, calling for behaviour change, better segregation, decentralised solutions and stronger enforcement.

About 140 waste pickers, who had spent years recovering recyclables from a landfill site, say they were given just a day’s notice that it would close ...

These are not abstract questions. In the coming weeks, the EU will decide when plastic waste stops being waste and starts ...

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer ...

From Kerala beaches to Pune homes, these Indian startups began with personal moments and grew into practical solutions ...

Experts want the responsibility for permanent disposal of nuclear waste in the hands of a nonprofit or similar corporate entity. Which is a nice way of saying the ...

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...

Garbage disposal in Paloncha has once again hit a roadblock as Yerragunta residents oppose dumping in their area. Protests ...

On many of the packages left, addresses from miles away were still visible – showing the rubbish had been transported before ...