(English) INDIA. The Invisible Green Workers. What’s With the Climate (25 October 2014) via Hard News Portal by Pinky Chandran, Kabir Arora and Nalini Shekar. Like most Indian cities, Bengaluru has a booming informal economy with an estimated 25,000 waste-pickers, working together with the municipal waste system as it follows a centralised approach of collection and… Read more »
(English) INDIA. College girl launches e-waste venture in Hubli. Times of India (28 September 2014) by Sangamesh Menasinakai. A Master of Social Entrepreneurship (MSE) student has taken the initiative of collecting electronic waste from shops and households to prevent environmental hazards which arises when it’s burnt or unscientifically disposed. LATIN AMERICA. Until the Rulers Obey:… Read more »
(English) INDIA. Door-to-door garbage collection likely to stop in Pune. Times of India (12 September 2014). The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) reluctance to renew its contract with SWaCH, the cooperative of waste-pickers, may result in the system of door-to-door garbage collection in the city coming to a halt. PAKISTAN. Capital citizens demand proper disposal of… Read more »
(English) NEPAL. Valley soon to be plastic-free zone. The Himalayan Times (29 August 2014). The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment today said it was preparing to declare the Kathmandu Valley a plastic-free zone on Nepal’s New Year (April 14, 2015) as per the instruction of the Parliamentary Environment Protection Committee to the Office of the… Read more »
(English) PHILIPPINES. Model for solid waste facility eyed. Sun Star (17 August 2104) by Joy Fontanilla. At present, Baguio City produces about 360 to 370 tons of garbage a day. Approximately 122 tons are being dumped in a landfill in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan while the remaining wastes are processed in the city’s ERS and recyclable… Read more »
