The National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD) is now a 'Zero Waste to Landfill' campus under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, setting a new standard for sustainable waste ...

The central government has revised the waste management system implemented from April 1, requiring all households to segregate their waste into four categories. The earlier two-bin system will now ...

A woman segregates plastic waste gathered from garbage dumps for recycling, at a scrapyard on the outskirts of Bengaluru in September 2024. | AFP India’s environment ministry notified the new solid ...

Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML) has flagged violations of waste handling norms by contractors and field staff. According to a letter from BSWML to all its officials and contractors, ...

Waste segregation across the city currently stands at around 50%, with some wards achieving over 90% segregation levels, while others remain far below the average.