Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a week-long garbage-free country. India is responsible for the production of 277 million tonnes of solid waste every year, which is likely to reach more than 380 million tonnes by 2030. In light of such an environmental waste threat, Prime Minister Modi launched a week-long garbage-free …
The current scenario of our planet earth is known to all. The natural resources, be it the land or a water body, are being degraded by human activities. Kabadiwalas, now shifted to online kabadiwala play a crucial role in segregating the scrap and making sure the recyclables get recycled and not dumped into the landfills! …
Recently, one of Swapeco’s blog series posts was on the growing biomedical waste management crisis amid the COVID-19 health situation and we are back with updated information released on the 6th of August. According to the Inquirer and The Strait Times, India is currently generating more than 710 tonnes of biomedical waste on a daily …
India has the second-largest population in the world, with more than 1.3 billion people, yet it is home to one of the worst waste management structures in the world. With rising economic inequality, India’s irresponsible waste management systems have left the relatively poor to suffer from polluted rivers to severe air pollution. In addition, a …
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