Waste Management

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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