solid waste management

Until recently, Bettahalasur village dumped and burned its waste. But now 94% of the waste is segregated and processed.

A Navy veteran built a sustainable home in the suburbs of Bengaluru, which is self-sufficient in terms of power and water. Here’s how he went about it.

The forest provides the community free food, and has brought back bird and insect species that had long vanished from the area

A deep dive into what Bengaluru has done on the ground to translate policy into action to support waste workers.

The economic impact on informal waste workers’ livelihood and the entire informal recycling industry due to the lockdown.

Panel discussion on solid waste management, addressing concerns of workers and wider implications for public health and sustainable development.

Catch up on news from the city over the past week, in our roundup.

If you are in home quarantine or isolation, the waste from your household should be considered as biomedical waste and disposed of carefully. What are the rules on such disposal? Whom should you hand over the waste to? Here’s an explainer.

BBMP committee decides against separate contractors for wet and dry waste collection, BWSSB water supply at its highest ever this summer, traffic police takes up road and drain works – read more on what has happened in Bengaluru this week

The new waste management system will fail if ward committees don’t take ownership locally, says BBMP Special Commissioner D Randeep.

Your chance to catch up on news that matters: Here’s a quick wrap of some important headlines from your city over the week gone by.

Sobha Quartz resident Anandhi Balaji recounts her experience in leading the community on the way to a more responsible and environment-friendly holistic lifestyle.