Waste Management

Cities like Pune have shown the critical role of informal waste pickers in waste management. But Chennai is yet to integrate them in its plans, even as segregation targets are missed.

Unplanned development, ineffective waste management practices and severe cash crunch of the local body — all of this has led to a major garbage crisis in this southern suburb.

உங்கள் வீட்டில் இருந்து வரும் பல வகையான குப்பை எங்கே செல்கிறது? சென்னையில் திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மை எவ்வாறு நடைபெறுகிறது?

Chennai generates 5600 tonnes of waste every day. If you know the journey of this waste, you’ll know why segregation at source is so important.

Civic bodies are on a spree to set up incineration plants to dispose of non-recyclable waste. Chennai’s first, operational for eight months, hasn’t been a positive experience though.

The new waste contractor took over on October 1st. A member of an RWA engaged in pioneering waste management practices shares his thoughts on the new system.

An active SWM volunteer is cautiously hopeful that the new service provider will help Chennai improve its source segregation and solid waste management record.

While segregation has taken a backseat in the entire city due to the pandemic, The Atrium has managed to keep it all running almost perfectly. Here is the model they follow.

With door-to-door collection suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, source segregation has taken a hit. Making matters worse is the indiscriminate disposal of masks, gloves and plastic sanitiser bottles.

Indiscriminate dumping of biomedical waste — especially around waterbodies and in landfills — is rampant and activists in the city are gravely concerned about its implications. What are the rules being violated and why are authorities unable to control this?

Take a look at scenes from the Swap Sale organised by Chennai Corporation, and hear about the thought and philosophy behind the event from one of the key organisers, Alby John Varghese, Regional Deputy Commissioner (South).

Three days after the Chennai Corporation declared Besant Nagar Beach litter free, we spoke to a few visitors to gauge the ground reality.