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Additional municipal commissioner I.A. Kundan inspects the composting pit of Agasti building.

Bandra reclamation to be zero trash zone

Residents will treat garbage in societies instead of sending it to dumping ground.

3 Oct 2017 1:29 AM IST

It has taken a generation to raise some awareness that garbage should be thrown in bins. But, throwing it in the right bin is important as well.

Don't waste' your garbage

Another harsh reality peculiar to India is that managing or handling of garbage is seen as the job of certain people.

18 Sept 2017 3:02 AM IST

Minister of State for Tourism (I/C) and Electronics & Information Technology, Alphons Kannanthanam participating in a cleanliness drive as part of Swachhta Hi Sewa campaign, organised by Ministry of Tourism, in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Swachhta Hi Seva: Alphons finds garbage at India Gate but not in trash...

Alphons Kannanthanam on Sunday kick-started the fortnight-long 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign.

17 Sept 2017 9:05 PM IST

The civic body has threatened of not collecting garbage from bulk waste creators.

Waste reduced to 7,200 MT

The BMC has made it compulsory for housing societies and bulk generators to segregate and compost waste.

5 Nov 2018 12:41 AM IST

According to civic officials, the BMC, from Nov-ember 1, reduced 20 per cent of garbage vehicles, claiming that there is a drop in the quantity of waste generated.

Trash inundating city: Locals

Decision to reduce, reroute garbage-collection vehicles blamed.

5 Nov 2018 12:39 AM IST

Well, you may have all the moolah to sport cut diamonds for cufflinks and arm candy that clings, but heres a list of homely tech wonders that you could look forward in 2018 that will help you live smarter right from talking trash cans to intelligent thirst quenchers.

Smart homes, smarter gadgets

A kitchen without a microwave; a clean home without vacuum cleaners; man sans phone. Spot the odd one out.

7 Jan 2018 12:54 AM IST

Workers removed nearly 500 tonne of plastic waste from eight mangrove sites across the city.

Mangroves free of 500 tonne plastic

The participation by citizens too has risen from 720 to 14,400 within a couple of months time.

24 Feb 2018 6:40 AM IST

Presently contractors only provide vehicles to carry dump

Private contractors to clear garbage: BMC

However, the opposition parties have decided to oppose the BMC's decision to allot the garbage lifting works to private...

13 Feb 2018 2:55 AM IST

Sikanto Mandal is inspiring many people with his innovative creation. (Photo: Facebook / Sikanto Mandal)

Meet UP's 15-year-old garbage-collecting cart inventor

Sikanto Mandal's story is sure to inspire.

8 Feb 2018 3:08 PM IST

Garbage washed ashore at Juhu beach. (Photo: Asian Age)

Environmentalists raise alarm on sewage effluents pouring into sea

Solid waste experts said that despite there being Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

31 July 2018 1:58 AM IST

According to MPCB, the city of Mumbai, including suburban areas, has coastal stretch of 437.71 sq km.

Bombay High Court demands solution to coastal pollution

Court termed the garbage washed ashore a serious problem'.

31 July 2018 1:54 AM IST

File photo of Juhu beach blanketed in garbage.

2,15,000 kilos of trash from sea collected from city beaches

Marine Drive alone accounted for 9,000kg of the total accumulated trash on beaches.

20 July 2018 2:03 AM IST