Hospitals, clinics and research labs depend on packaging to keep products sterile and people safe. Once opened, the same materials enter healthcare waste segregation systems where a wrong bin can mean ...

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules have been notified ...

Delving into the intricacies of waste management, researchers explore the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technology for the identification and classification of recyclable waste.

Vidya Chandana on Sunday stressed the need to create widespread awareness among people on effective plastic waste management ...

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu City is preparing to enforce waste segregation once again, a mandate that has proven challenging to implement despite many years of efforts. The Cebu City Solid Waste ...

NEW DELHI: The Union Government has issued the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which emphasize efficient waste segregation and management, operating on the "polluter pays" principle for ...

On April 1, new regulations for Solid Waste Management will kick in, requiring everyone to adopt a four-stream waste segregation system from the outset. For those generating substantial waste, ...

Following the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) decision to eliminate the need to transport household waste, six residential colonies have emerged as test cases for decentralising waste management.

Thanks to new guidelines, waste management in India will shift toward a circular economy, embedding extended producer responsibility and ‘polluter pays’ principle into the waste governance structure.