Waste Management

Govt has readied a plan to double recycling rate of key materials to 50% in 5 years and enable reuse of wasteThe NREP draft aims to gradually reducing dependence on virgin materials and enhance re-use of construction and demolition waste

The nation’s annual material consumption is around 7.42 bn tonnes, second only to China’s

Waste management is one of the key areas where significant work has not been done

Since 2013, much of the garbage generated by this city of Fukuoka has eventually found its way to the hill which has been christened as 'Mandoka'

The project cost for all cities put together is 2.02 trillion, split into area-based development projects costing 1.63 trillion, and pan-city solutions projects costing 38,841 crore

Steps taken by Nike, Reebok, Puma and other sportswear firms on using less plastic may appear to be small step when it comes to tackling the big climate change problem but they seem to be moving in the right direction

Two social scientists survey India's vast and growing problem of waste managementundercut by caste, class and many blind spotsin a fascinating new study

BBMP announced the budget, with considerable allocations for welfare schemes, healthcare and solid waste management, to help the Congress retain its seats in Bengaluru in the state assembly polls

Indian cities generate a massive amount of waste that goes untreated; look to South Korea for lessons in how to handle this

Science and technology ministry has called for a concept note in waste management technologies by 31 January