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HomeWaste Management

Waste Management

Close monitoring of all forms of waste management by the Chennai Corporation (and other suburban municipalities); the practices followed and their effectiveness; the role of and impact on waste generators and conservancy workers.

chennai conservancy workers
Waste Management

சிங்கார சென்னையில் தூய்மை பணியார்களின் நிலைமை

March 21, 2023 Padmaja Jayaraman

தூய்மை பணியாளர்கள் சந்திக்கும் சிக்கல்கள் என்ன?

chennai street sweeping
Waste Management

The plight of conservancy workers in singara Chennai

March 10, 2023 Padmaja Jayaraman

Battling sexual harassment and hostile work environment, conservancy workers in Chennai continue to keep the city clean.

bio cng plant in chetpet
Waste Management

Chennai awaits more bio-CNG plants to enable switch to clean energy

March 7, 2023 Laasya Shekhar

Expanding bio-CNG generation with more plants can help business tap into clean energy and the civic body reduce landfilling of wet waste.

conservancy worker sweeping near bin
Waste Management

Swachh Survekshan ranking signals broad issues in waste management in Chennai

March 2, 2023 Padmaja Jayaraman

How have the various waste management efforts on the ground translated into improved Swachh Survekshan rankings for Chennai?

bins placed outside apartment compund wall
Waste Management

Chennai Corporation’s placement of garbage bins irks Anna Nagar residents

February 17, 2023 Vinu Nayar

Bins moved near an apartment complex have created mounds of garbage, led to illegal dumping and urination and several health issues for residents.

bov for door to door collection
Waste Management

Why I segregate waste at source despite a broken waste management system in Chennai

December 20, 2022 Jayanthi Premchandar

A resident who has been segregating waste for two decades lists out the issues in solid waste management in Chennai and how it can be fixed.

bio-enzymes being made in a bottle
Waste Management

How can Chennaiites switch to bio enzymes for cleaning needs?

September 16, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Bio enzyme solutions are a better alternative to chemical cleaning solutions. Find out how people in Chennai are making strides to save the environment the natural way.

chennai-wasted-360-rebirth-clothes-aisle-thrift-store
Waste Management

How to give your used clothes a new lease of life in Chennai

September 5, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Fast fashion industry has harmed the planet to a great extent. Find out how people in Chennai are finding use for their preowned clothes.

board-encouraging-customers-to-bring-reusable-container-or-bag-meat-shop-
Waste Management

Meat vendors of Chennai struggling to find alternatives to single-use plastic

August 11, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Despite ban on single-use plastic in Chennai, meat and fish vendors continue using them. What prevents the switch to sustainable packaging?

waste cloth segregation
Waste Management

What happens to the clothes you cast away in Chennai?

July 20, 2022 Afroz Khan

Have you ever wondered what happens to the old clothes that you discard in Chennai? A struggling recycling economy is keeping it from going to the landfills.

home composting yield
Waste Management

Home-composting in Chennai: How are people transforming kitchen waste into manure?

July 14, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Setting up a home composting system for wet waste prevents landfilling of waste. Read on to know how this can be done at the household level.

waste strewn in koyambedu
Waste Management

What makes it hard to manage waste in the Koyambedu market?

July 7, 2022 Shobana Radhakrishnan

25 years after the Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex was constructed, waste management here remains a Herculean task. Here are some of the reasons.

Workers sieving manure at an MCC in Basin Bridge
Waste Management

How can Micro Composting Centres in Chennai be improved?

July 1, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

For Chennai to realise its zero waste goal, it needs to up its wet waste management game through effective use of MCCs.

Worker drying the compost in South Cooum Road micro composting centre
Waste Management

Are micro composting centres in Chennai doing their job?

June 27, 2022 Padmaja Jayaraman

Micro composting centres in Chennai convert wet waste into useful manure. However, not all of them are functional or well-maintained.

chennai garbage bins
Waste Management

Ambitious budget for Chennai’s waste management but no coherent strategy

May 16, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Attempts to decentralise waste management have hardly been enough to match the ambitious targets of the civic budget presented by the GCC.

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