If public health benefits from the containing and reducing spread of infection were to be calculated, it would turn out to be a considerable saving to the exchequer.
The Waste Samaritan initiative is a door-to-door waste monitoring solution undertaken as a pilot project in Domlur Layout’s ward number 112, with the support of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.
Project Navriddhi in Chandigarh aims to kill two birds with one stone: offer a source of income to women from underprivileged backgrounds and tackle the issue of dry waste in the city through upcycling.
Waste-pickers face an uphill task in gaining recognition for their important work. A Pune-based waste-pickers’ cooperative hopes to change the apathy faced by these workers.
Run by a group of environmentally-conscious individuals, Waste Ventures India provides waste solutions for housing societies and corporate offices by recycling dry waste and composting organic waste.
The fires at the Deonar dumping ground could have been prevented with proper waste segregation. Here's how four teens from Mumbai have a solution for dry waste management, which also creates electricity.