bangalore waste management solutions Archives

Podcast: How citizen activists are trying to solve Bengaluru’s garbage problem

May 15, 2020 Grace Madigan

Over the past decade, Bengaluru’s citizen activists were able to push the government to adopt sustainable waste management practices. Though garbage remains an issue in the city, they continue their work with optimism.

Bengaluru’s waste managers aren’t being paid for their work

July 4, 2018 News Desk

Access to safe water, electricity, food and identity cards were among the demands placed by waste pickers in a memorandum submitted to the State Government and the BBMP.

Seven BBMP Corporators pledge for segregation and composting

October 23, 2017 Preethi Ravi

The vertical garden installed by Green Peace as part of Waste to Food campaign has taught so many lessons. And there are takers for those lessons.

Time for a Solid Waste Management board in Bengaluru

August 24, 2017 Sandya Narayanan

The SWMRT group proposes a way for waste to be managed, in the interests of pourakarmikas, citizens, environment protection and civic efficiency.

Ad hoc contracts cost 600 Crores to dump garbage in quarries

August 23, 2017 Sandya Narayanan

Money for waste management in BBMP is literally going down the quarries. Yet BBMP Council is preventing the move towards a direct payment and a performance-based system. Waste management in city is paralysed!

Open letter to CM Siddaramaiah: Bring Subodh Yadav back!

June 26, 2016 Sandya Narayanan

To the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Siddaramaiah, To the Minister, Sri K J George Sir, Citizen Petition: #BringBackSubodhYadav This is a tipping point. We citizens of Bengaluru who have been working on bringing in