India’s environment ministry has announced new rules to improve waste management in the construction and demolition industry. The 2025 rules, set to take effect starting April 1, 2026, will ...

A visit to Dharavi in Mumbai, one of the world’s largest informal housing communities, demonstrated how markets can be an effective lever for waste management in a huge way. We crossed a tiny ...

In 2020, over 4.1 million metric tons (4.5 million U.S. tons) of plastic waste was generated in India, according to its federal pollution watchdog.

Delhi plans to revolutionise e‑waste management with a first‑of‑its‑kind eco‑park in Holambi Kalan. The initiative will formalise recycling, create green jobs, and process 51,000 tonnes ...

Plastic that enters the recycling system in North America isn’t supposed to end up in India, which has since 2019 banned almost all imports of plastic waste.

Mumbai leads India in e-waste generation, followed by Delhi and Bangalore, posing a significant environmental challenge. Despite EPR legislation, the informal sector dominates e-waste management ...