Inequities in waste collection and funding are a major global issue, according to an updated report. Upfront investments ...

Ever increasing solid waste production has been threatening natural environment and human safety in recent years. With increasing urbanization worldwide, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has increased ...

Dr. Gyan Pathak Global waste generation is faster than we are able to handle. It reached 2.56 billion tonnes in 2022, ...

Global waste generation is projected to increase dramatically over the coming decades, according to the World Bank’s What a Waste research programme.

The study found that food waste and paper products accounted for 26.2 percent and 24.2 percent of the waste stream, ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As new Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 is set to come into effect from April 1, concerns have emerged over the highly centralised framework. Experts warn that the rules which ...

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday acknowledged that solid waste management has emerged as a major challenge across the Union Territory due to the increasing volume of waste generation, even ...

Dhaka is the second-most populous city in the world and is projected to be the world’s most populous city by 2050, according to a 2025 report published by the United Nations on world urbanisation ...

Poor waste management and lack of basic sanitation has become a curse for cities throughout the Indian subcontinent, to the extent that it significantly affects the quality and expectancy of ...