Waste pickers live, work with pride
A glimpse into the lives of women waste-pickers in Pune by Suchismita Pai.
THE NEWS IN PROPORTION
17 JANUARY 2019
Environment : Waste
RECYCLING AGENTS
Waste pickers live, work with pride
Waste pickers live, work with pride
WASTE DUMP
The women of Meghpar village of Kutch District are fighting the big port town Gandhidham municipality which is dumping its waste in their village. Vimal Kalavadiya and Shvetangini Patel report from Kutch.
TOILETS FOR ALL
The focus on ending open defecation and ensuring a toilet in every home is a limited one. Lasting success will require a much larger focus on sanitation, writes Aditya Bhol.
COMPOSTING SCAM IN BENGALURU
A citizen’s probe unearths a racket in which toxic burnt waste is sold to farmers in the garb of vermicompost; what’s more, the packaging indicates involvement of a composting firm under the government. Shree D N and Akshatha M report from Bengaluru.
PACKAGING & THE ENVIRONMENT
A petition filed by an NGO before the NGT seeks a phasing out of the use of plastic bottles and multi-layered plastic packaging, but there is a strong opposition to the proposal from a significant section of stakeholders belonging to the industry. Devanik Saha reports.
SWACHH BHARAT
The success of ‘spot fixes’ and initiatives by independent resident-collectives or organisations in cleaning up urban spaces and dumping spots has been noteworthy, but a long-term plan for solving waste issues in Indian cities needs more. Pooja Ramamurthi explains.
THE URBAN VISION
The ruling government has allocated 7,060 crores of rupees for smart cities, but do our realities allow for westernised ICT-driven smart cities? Darryl D’Monte dwells on what would really make our cities smart, based on deliberations at the second Urban Age conference.
E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
A recent report from environmental research group Toxics Link exposes how multinationals are flagrantly violating the MoEF-notified rules on e-waste, even as the authorities empowered to enforce implementation remain passive. Richa Malhotra details the key findings.
GARBAGE IN CITIES
While there is certainly a difference in the methods by which waste is disposed of in the global North and South, there are new European
technologies in this field which deserve to be looked at, albeit at some future date.
Darryl D'Monte
reports from a recent event in Naples.
ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
The benefits of providing access to energy and lighting to increasing numbers of the populace are indisputable, but many of the current
initiatives to provide cleaner energy rely on corporate partnerships.
Darryl D'Monte
examines its pros and cons vis-à-vis an alternative model.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Zero Garbage pilot project in Pune's Katraj ward illustrates the critical elements of a successful and sustainable waste management initiative in the Indian context.
Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Saroj Badgujar, Sunil Agarwal
explain how.
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
The Supreme Court has ordered a go-slow on waste-to-incineration technology that may be potential harmful to public health, but the
MNRE is guided more by its focus on tackling urban waste.
Kanchi Kohli
reports.
WASTE PICKERS
They forage the city, collecting and sorting often hazardous waste when the city sleeps and by day they are gone. Most of them are women and we have no
long-term policy in place that looks at their welfare or health, writes
Kalpana Sharma.
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