Nearly three years after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) rolled out its plan to collect segregated waste from households across the city, the initiative is still struggling to gain momentum.

Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

As India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation, its rapid urbanisation and industrial growth have led to a colossal waste management crisis. A country of 1.45 Bn, India ...

The Punjab government has enforced a waste segregation regime for all commercial centres, shopping malls, plazas, offices and educational institutions amid an intensifying air-pollution problem. The ...

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu City is preparing to enforce waste segregation once again, a mandate that has proven challenging to implement despite many years of efforts. The Cebu City Solid Waste ...

Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has issued a stern warning regarding the enforcement of the city's waste segregation policy. Starting on February 1, violators will face penalties, which could include ...

Nashik: The waste segregation at source, which was below 50% around nine days ago, has increased to 65% after the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) began penalising residents who fail to segregate ...

The Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) said on Thursday that the city’s waste segregation has improved to 55% following a series of measures undertaken to streamline the handling of ...

Panaji: The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) approved a series of new initiatives to strengthen the state’s waste management system, including the introduction of five-way waste segregation in ...