waste management

What do a chip packet, an apple core, and old newspapers have in common? They’re part of the 1,50,000 tonnes of waste India generates daily. This Earth Day, uncover how much waste one person really creates—and how that small pile adds up to one of India’s biggest environmental threats.

At Merino, the focus is not only on reducing, reusing and recycling but also on spotting potential in every fragment of waste. Here's how the model is helping them balance profitability and sustainability.

What happens to all the plastic waste we throw away? Delhi’s Mohd Suhail found a way to give it new life. Through his company, Athar Packaging Solutions, he has recycled 200 tonnes of plastic into sustainable packaging, proving that small businesses can create big environmental change.

Discover how India's cleanest villages are leading the way in sustainability, cleanliness, and community-driven environmental efforts.

After clogged toilets forced an Air India flight to return mid-air, many might wonder — what really happens after you flush in an aeroplane? From vacuum suction to airport disposal, here’s the journey of in-flight waste.

Narayanpur High School in East Kolkata Wetlands integrates sustainability into education, teaching waste management, plastic reduction & conservation to empower students.

Naman and Vipul Gupta's Code Effort Private Limited is transforming cigarette butts into eco-friendly products using V bins and an innovative recycling process. Their venture is also creating sustainable livelihoods for ragpickers and artisans, empowering communities along the way.

Mohd Suhail, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, founded Athar Packaging Solutions with a mission to combat plastic waste by transforming it into compostable packaging. With a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, his business now rakes in Rs 1.3 crore a year.

Did you know it takes 30 PET bottles to make a chic blazer? K Sankar, and his son, Senthil, are helping recycle over 15 lakh PET bottles and turning them into fashionable clothes.

Dr Ajay S Kalamdhad from IIT-Guwahati innovated a two-stage fast biodegradation technique that can aid municipal corporations in waste management.