Nanosys Corporation has introduced a new, hygienic, odour-free and clog-free solution for men’s urinals. The ‘Z’ Urinal screens are made from special polymers that can withstand the harsh conditions in …

Mysore City Corporation (MCC) comprises 65 wards divided in nine zones. Around 400 tonnes of municipal waste is generated daily in the city of which about half is used to …

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The ordinary citizens of Bengaluru have taken up the cleanliness of their city in their own hands. Connecting through social media, the group known as “Ugly Indians” cleans up streets, …

The President of Ghana launched an extensive sanitation programme to tackle the cleanliness problem plaguing the country. The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development devised a sanitation programme lasting …

Over 80,000 children from the Kiambu region in Kenya celebrated the Global Hand Washing day on October 15 by pledging to wash their hands at least five times a day. …

Women in Nankulabye town in Uganda have become financially independent by turning useless garbage into precious fuel. These briquettes made of garbage and clay is cheap and eco friendly way …

Salem Municipality has proposed to build 195 child friendly toilets with continuous water supply in Aganwadi centers at the cost of र54,000 each. This will control the nuisance of open …

Clean City Movement initiated by the Indian Medical Association and Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) will set up a joint venture to manage biomedical waste in …

The Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad has been off limits for many due to foul smell emitting from a pit dug on the northeast corner that has been filling with sewage …

In striving to create a waste-free world, it is important that we articulate not only our goals but the ways we plan to go about bringing them to fruition. I believe our objectives would be much better served in this regard with a simple word substitution. Rather than focusing on diversion rates as the way we measure recycling success, what we really need to be talking about are “destination rates.”