The making of a unique Forum
Twenty cities from 13 states have been brought together under the Forum of Cities that Segregate, to commit to 100 per cent waste segregation by October 2019.
Twenty cities from 13 states have been brought together under the Forum of Cities that Segregate, to commit to 100 per cent waste segregation by October 2019.
An Integrated Waste Management Policy for African Nations, prepared by CSE, is under consideration for passage and implementation in three countries -- Swaziland, Zanzibar and Namibia.
CSE’s intervention and hand-holding has helped 31 city wards adapt segregation at source and composting at the household level.
An Integrated Waste Management Policy for African Nations, prepared by CSE, is under consideration for passage and implementation in three countries -- Swaziland, Zanzibar and Namibia.
The waste management programme at CSE addresses institutional structures involved in waste management, treatment and disposal; helps build regulatory and technical capacities of cities in waste management; and highlights the role of the informal sector in India and global south through in-depth research and advocacy. CSE’s influential publication in 2016 on solid waste management, ‘Not in My Backyard’, highlighted the growing problem of waste in urban areas and carried in-depth case studies from cities following good solid waste management practices, as well as enabling policies and regulations. As part of its initiative to support implementation, the team signed an MoU with the city of Muzzafarpur in Bihar to develop an enabling framework for solid waste management which can be replicated in other cities and towns of India.
Guidelines for managing municipal solid waste through segregation, reuse and recycling
Tirunelveli, in Tamil Nadu has a system to collect plastic waste seperately once a week, and have developed ways of channelling this waste for processing.
Centre for Science and Environment has launched the Forum of Cities that Segregate. this forum comprises of 20 cities from 13 states of the country. The idea behind this forum is to push for 100 per cent source segregation in these cities and set up a collaborative knowledge exchange
December 12, 2017
BackgroundAs per the 2012 World Bank report, What a Waste, the world generates 1.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, which is expected to increase