solid waste management

Uttarpara is a small town with a population of 1.9 lakh and the municipality there has done a great job of turning waste to wealth.

A Tamil Nadu start-up has the solution for landfills – it segregates waste, creates an alternative fuel for industries and ensures reclamation of land.

India's holy city, Varanasi, is going to be on a cleanliness drive. The Varanasi Nagar Nigam has tied up with Airports Authority India to begin an automated waste management system, which involves sweeping, door-to-door collection of waste and transporting it to processing plants.

Several women from an apartment complex in Bangalore came together and enabled the entire community to follow an effective waste management model. Here's how they made it possible.