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In E waste, Environmental Conservation, Garbage Burning, Green Schools/ Colleges, Green Societies, Pollution, Precious Metals, Recycling, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Posted August 29, 2018

Your E-waste is more precious than you think!

When it comes to waste management, the general buzz is about two way segregation or ideally three way segregation in the form of biodegradable waste, recyclable waste and reject waste. What about [...]

By Devisha Poddar

In Environmental Conservation, Green Societies, Plastics, Pollution, Recycling, Recycling, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Posted July 23, 2018

Alternatives for Plastic bags in Mumbai

Plastics bags are inexpensive, durable, moisture- proof and extremely convenient. One might argue that a single use plastic bag can be reused for various purposes, however elimination of plastic [...]

By Kshitija Surve

In Plastics, Pollution, Recycling, Waste Management

Posted July 17, 2018

Are Bioplastics the Solution to the Plastic Problem?

The confusion around alternatives to plastic has been doing rounds of late, in the event of the Maharashtra Plastic Ban, 2018. According to popular opinion, the most sought-after alternatives are [...]

By Devisha Poddar

In Plastics, Pollution, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Posted July 26, 2017

Greening the Blue

On a late Sunday morning, I was on my way to a workshop. It was a good start to a Sunday; a hearty breakfast and the grey skies promised nice weather. I got into a cab and was enjoying the wind [...]

By Gopala Krishnan

In Garbage Burning, Pollution, Waste Disposal

Posted October 18, 2016

India’s small towns are more polluted than its largest cities

A couple of years ago, I went on a holiday to a resort about 25 km north of Puri in Orissa. The resort was in the middle of nowhere and the only civilisation around was a small village. In the [...]