Waste-to-Energy Plants, Once Regarded As Panacea For India’s Garbage Crisis, Are Worsening Toxic Air In Cities
Framed as a solution to India’s urban waste crisis, 20 waste-to-energy plants across India, handling 19,900 tonnes or one eighth of India’s total daily waste generation, emit toxic pollutants that endanger public health. Marginalised communities are disproportionately affected by pollution fro...
