CC-BY-SA 4.0

The vision for the Zero Waste City Initiative is to minimise the movement of solid waste to disposal sites or facilities. This manual presents a practicable plan for municipalities to process waste in-situ and within wards, aggregate recyclables and domestic hazardous waste at the zone level, and leverage the private formal and informal waste networks that already thrive in all Indian cities. 

Do you know that coal based power comes at great cost? These power plants are fast depleting our underground water resources. #SayNoToCoalMines. Lets conserve our water for better things.

A study to assess the human rights impacts of businesses, to understand the health impacts of plastics on people living and working around the Kodungaiyur dump yard using a symptoms diary and in-depth interviews.

A study that analysed water samples from around the Kodungaiyur dumpyard seeking to answer the question of how much microplastics have leached into the neighbourhood water sources.

A qualitative analysis of Bulk Waste Generators and waste management following passing of the Solid Waste Management Laws, 2016.

A survey of how low income communities make purchase decisions, services offered by the municipality in these locations and how these impact the SWM scenario in these neighbourhoods. 

A series of posters on the cost of our plastic waste. Learn the basics of waste management and how you can be a part of effective solutions.