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HomeWaste Management

Waste Management

Urban waste management, policy and schemes, Swachh Bharat Mission and practices, and the impact on sustainability.

A family on a bike in front of a landfill with a cow sitting atop it
Waste Management

Plastic pollution from landfills poses severe risk in Mumbai

October 27, 2022 Sabah Virani

Due to the population, mismanaged waste, high rainfall and proximity to the sea, the risk of plastic pollution from landfills in Mumbai is severe.

Low waste ganpati visarjan at home
Waste Management

A guide to partying the low-waste way

October 10, 2022 Pooja Domadia, Mansi Shah and Mehndi Shivdasani

Organise events like weddings and festivals in a planet-friendly manner by adopting these simple, creative and effective ways to reduce your waste.

Large plastic sacks with different kinds of plastic bottles filled inside them
Waste Management

Photo story: Inside a dry waste segregation centre in Mumbai

September 14, 2022 Sabah Virani

The 46 dry waste segregation centres in Mumbai prepare dry waste collected from houses for recycling. A glimpse of the proceedings at one of them.

A woman in a sari on a beach carrying a big bag filled with plastic bottles to be recycled on her head
Waste Management

Much of the segregated dry waste in Mumbai ends up in landfills; here’s why

September 8, 2022 Sabah Virani

Waste segregation at source is the first step for recycling. Gaps in transportation and infrastructure mean much of it goes to the landfills.

unsegregated waste in dustbins
Waste Management

Explainer: Segregating waste manually to minimise the burden on landfills

May 18, 2022 Sarah S

For all communities looking at sustainable waste management, here’s a primer on segregating waste and the proper way to handle each stream.

Raw sewage falling into the oshiwara river in Mumbai
Waste Management

Explainer: Where does sewage in Mumbai go?

March 15, 2022 Sabah Virani

Eight sewage treatment plants treat sewage in Mumbai before it is let out into the creeks and sea. But glaring gaps in the system lead to serious pollution.

Cows lie and roam in the Deonar dumping ground
Waste Management

Is the waste-to-energy plant in Deonar a good idea?

February 28, 2022 Sabah Virani

After receiving garbage for around a century, the Deonar dumping ground is to make for a waste-to-energy plant. What will it change?

Waste Management

Sanitation workers struggle to make a living during the lockdown

June 14, 2021 Sara Bardan

Despite sustained exposure to hazardous and potentially COVID19 infected waste, sanitation workers and garbage pickers have not been qualified as frontline workers by the Maharashtra government.

Waste Management

Here’s how you can save Thermocol and Styrofoam packaging from the landfills

April 29, 2021 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Thermocol is still used extensively for packaging. A little effort can ensure that it gets recycled properly.

Waste Management

How this Navi Mumbai residential complex turned ‘zero-waste’

January 21, 2021 G Sridhar

Becoming a zero waste society is possible with patience and perseverance, this residential complex in Nerul shows.

Waste Management

I stopped lining my wet waste bin with garbage bags, so should you!

November 12, 2020 Subha Sreenivasan Iyer

Doing away with garbage bags / bin liners is not all that tough. Read about how you can do it too.

Waste Management

COVID-19 lockdown: how waste segregation methods derailed in one Mumbai township

September 1, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

How the pandemic disrupted solid waste management. And why it is important to do something now.

Waste Management

Let’s not waste ‘waste’: In pursuit of the ideal waste management solution

August 31, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

In order for us to leave a better planet to the future generation, we have to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. This is the story of how I learnt solid waste management techniques from the best in the industry.

Waste Management

Want to compost wet waste at home? Learn from this Mumbai couple

July 17, 2020 R S Sreenivasan and Subha Sreenivasan Iyer

They live in a two-bedroom flat with no balcony and that was a reason holding them back for long. Till the lockdown happened. If you want to compost at home too, here’s their complete guide.


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