Primarily an urban challenge, the fact that UNDP has included waste management as one of its SDGs is enough to shine the spotlight on the critical issue of efficient waste disposal. Part of the problem arises from the fact that in most parts of the world, especially in the case of third world countries, the process…
Getting rid of accumulating waste has become a major challenge for the society today, thereby affecting the safety and sustainability of the ecosystem. The current solution- garbage is either incinerated or stacked in different places, causing harm to the environment and the people. The traditional methods used to process waste not only increases the chances…
It is rather surprising that several waste management strategies miss one of the crucial players in the entire framework – the waste pickers. And, this exclusion of the very primary element in the waste management cycle weakens the entire execution plan. Now, it has been accepted by policy makers throughout the world that waste management…
Forget about going green, we are sure many reading this piece are hardly aware that a good amount of solid waste is generated from the textile industry as well. So, it only makes sense that we begin with a short note on waste production and its management in the textile sector. Here are some hard…
