Bulk waste generators, including gated communities, in Chennai are illegally dumping waste in bins and on roadsides. The Greater Chennai corporation has failed to take action or raise awareness among ...

The union environment ministry has notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 for processing of waste by bulk waste generators under extended bulk waste generator responsibility (EBWGR), both ...

With Greater Chennai Corporation authorising private conservancy operators, Ramky and Urbaser Sumeet, to collect waste from bulk generators at no fee, has the city’s push for in-situ composting taken ...

The rate at which furniture is being thrown away is rising, the Ministry of Environment said, with 170,000 tonnes of bulky waste reported last year through September and the full-year total expected ...