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Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

The incinerators have high capital costs and usually receive financial support from international institutions and subsi...

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India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Rajpal Saini, who retired from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s sanitation department, founded the Khatt...

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Chennai Corporation yet to enforce segregation of garbage at source

The new rules of Solid Waste Management 2026 are enabled with online tracking but Chennai struggles with implementation ...

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How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

Despite growing awareness, India’s plastic policies remain heavily focused on downstream solutions such as recycling, b...

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When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

Delhi summers are a good time for Jharna Khatun to earn. She runs a micro material recovery facility in an informal ...

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September 16, 2026

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Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

The incinerators have high capital costs and usually receive financial support from international institutions and subsidies in India. A waste collector looks for usable material as smoke rises from a garbage dump at the Bhalswa landfill site in New Delhi in October 2018. | AFP’ When Rajpa...

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September 16, 2026

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India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Rajpal Saini, who retired from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s sanitation department, founded the Khatta Hatao Dehat Bachao Sangharsh Samiti to resist the waste-to-energy incineration (WTE) plant in Bawana, Delhi. “Residents have lost access to basic everyday spaces. People no longe...

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September 16, 2026

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Chennai Corporation yet to enforce segregation of garbage at source

The new rules of Solid Waste Management 2026 are enabled with online tracking but Chennai struggles with implementation CHENNAI: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which came into force on April 1 (Wednesday), following d...

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September 16, 2026

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How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

Despite growing awareness, India’s plastic policies remain heavily focused on downstream solutions such as recycling, bans on specific products or waste-to-energy projects; upstream drivers remain unaddressed Aijaz Ahmad Malik, a resident of Marwal village in Pulwama said that villagers burn p...

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September 16, 2026

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When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

Delhi summers are a good time for Jharna Khatun to earn. She runs a micro material recovery facility in an informal settlement near Chanakyapuri, the capital’s diplomatic enclave. “Summers bring in a large amount of PET bottles. PET fetches the best price in the recycling market — ₹30 per kilogr...

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Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Chennai Corporation yet to enforce segregation of garbage at source

How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Chennai Corporation yet to enforce segregation of garbage at source

How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

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Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Chennai Corporation yet to enforce segregation of garbage at source

How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Chennai Corporation yet to enforce segregation of garbage at source

How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

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