City officials in Taipei in south Taiwan have begun training potty users to flush toilet paper down the toilet instead of throwing it in the trash, aiming to reduce 340 …

Education and awareness of waste segregation is the key to better waste management and the way forward to a clean and green environment, says Vinay Maheshwari, Director, Neel Metal Fanalca, …

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INEOS, a British chemical company has patented a method of making bioethanol from solid and agricultural wastes. The company claims to be able to produce 400 liters of ethanol from …

Musiri in Tamil Nadu, pays its citizens every time they use the specially constructed Ecosan Community Compost Toilet(ECCT) with a view to teach them proper hygiene. The government-backed program has …

While there is an abundance of media attention given towards companies and organisations needing to act in a more socially responsible manner and in turn limit their environmental footprint, many …

We are a society, which craves quick fixes, high convenience and low maintenance. With advances in technology, there are many products that are disposable and recyclable. However, with feminine hygiene …

There is nothing worse for a woman than having nowhere to dispose off sanitary waste. Imagine that she is in a washroom with no sanitary bin. Does she flush the dressing? What if it does not flush and can be seen by the next user? What if it blocks the drain? Did you know that some women wrap the sanitary waste and take it home in their handbag to dispose them off? How do women get dressed in a home-away toilet with a soiled dressing in their hands?

Cleanliness is the cornerstone of good health, and with disease on the rise, personal hygiene is more important than ever. Hand-hygiene is the single most important way to prevent the …

It is one thing to blame the authorities for not ensuring clean roads and clean gutters and it’s another thing that the same roads and gutters are littered/choked soon after …

In one of the earlier issues CIJ had reported about Siruthuli, the NGO in Coimbatore that has been doing a great job of cleaning up the water bodies in the region, as well as greening up the area. The organisation recently conducted a three-day festival to spread awareness about cleaning up water bodies and garbage and the importance of composting, planting of trees, etc. Surya Rekha, a Siruthuli member reports.