Tirunelveli, in Tamil Nadu has a system to collect plastic waste seperately once a week, and have developed ways of channelling this waste for processing.
Centre for Science and Environment has launched the Forum of Cities that Segregate. this forum comprises of 20 cities from 13 states of the country. The idea behind this forum is to push for 100 per cent source segregation in these cities and set up a collaborative knowledge exchange
December 12, 2017
BackgroundAs per the 2012 World Bank report, What a Waste, the world generates 1.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, which is expected to increase
A two day working group meeting was jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Zanzibar Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA) on 6-7 September, 2017 in Zanzibar.
August 2, 2017 The Hon’ble Delhi High Court vide its order dated 28.06.2017 in case Gauri Grover v. Government of NCT of Delhi, W.P. (C) 8917/2015, constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Member Secretary, Delhi State Legal Services Authority (‘DSLSA’) to formulate and implement long term action plan regarding collection, removal and disposal of all waste in Delhi.
June 23, 2017
Ruchika Sethi Takkar is a promoter of sustainable waste management at source. She teaches home-owners, residential societies and corporates the ways to segregate waste. At home, she segregates her waste into five different streams. Her message is that waste is a valuable