Why a waste-to-energy plant is not the answer to Chennaiās garbage problems
Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the cityās population continues to grow, waste generation is expected to increase even more.
Neither New Nor Renewable
āDestructorsā, āincineratorsā and āwaste-to-energy (WTE) incinerationā all mean the same thing - indiscriminate burning of garbage! Having a history of about one and half centuries, WTE incinerators have seen several reboots over the 19th,...
How AAP governmentās waste management plan is making Delhi toxic
Burning garbage is choking Delhiās health, environment, livelihoods and finances. It is high time that the AAP government starts addressing the problem of waste, not when it is thrown away, but when it is...
MCD to ‘flatten’ Delhi’s landfills: Solving or postponing a disaster?
The Print "Ground Report" titled "What is MCD roadmap to 'completely flatten' Delhi's three landfills within a year?" by Sukriti Vats highlights the critical issue of Delhi's massive landfills and the pollution they cause....
A Wasted Effort: A Decade On, Task Forceās Suggestions on Garbage Disposal Have Failed
About a decade ago, in 2013, the Planning Commission constituted the āTask Force on Waste-to-Energyā to identify technically feasible, financially affordable and environmentally sound processing and disposal technologies for municipal solid waste in India....
How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram
āOperation successful but the patient diedā is perhaps the best phrase to describe the handling of the Brahmapuram fire which ravaged the city of Kochi. Spread over 110 acres of land, the Brahmapuram dumpyard...
The National Capitalās Experience with Waste to Energy
Waste to energy plants (WTEs) use waste as a fuel for generating power like other power stations use coal, oil or natural gas.
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