India's urban centres are grappling with an escalating waste crisis, exacerbated by rapid urbanization, consumerism, and inadequate waste management infrastructure. Traditional linear models of ...

South Korea's food waste reduction plans feature urban farming and modern garbage bins. The food waste recycle rate went from 2.1% in 1995 to 90.2% in 2016. By Joohee Cho. April 20, 2019, 8:45 AM.

An ability to model urban waste production would benefit how we plan and grow our cities. Scaling in the context of human-ecology interactions emphasizes the feedback loops between human behavior and ...

Waste compactors, once considered simple mechanical devices, are becoming sophisticated tools in the fight for a greener urban future. Looking ahead, the narrative around waste management is shifting.

While MoHUA handles urban sanitation and cleanliness, the guidelines on plastic waste, construction and demolition (C&D) waste, and electronic waste (e-waste), among others, are set by the ...

If urban managers including planners, engineers, environmental officers, health workers, among others relentlessly educate people not to throw waste haphazardly but resort to the appropriate means ...

Mounting Urban Waste Crisis . India generates 50 million tons of food waste annually--68 kilograms per person per year. Much of this waste ends up in landfills, where it decomposes, releasing methane.

John Shegerian uses the term "urban mining" to describe this process. Shegerian is chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International, one of the world's largest electronic waste recyclers.