Achieving circularity in cities through plastic waste management is crucial. This involves reducing plastic use, promoting reuse, and enhancing recycling systems to prolong the life cycle of plastic materials within the economy. By minimizing waste, decreasing dependency on new materials, and exploring innovative ways to repurpose plastic waste, this approach not only benefits the environment …
Introduction The urban life across the world is expected to be comforting, flexible, round-the-clock, progressive and modern. The urban utilities play an extremely important role to ensure meeting such expectations. Apart from other important public utilities like water, electricity, energy, transportation, waste management etc., public lighting is an embedded ingredient to urban life. For centuries, …
06/02/2025 It’s now official! The textile industry is ONLY 0.3% circular. Being one of the world’s largest economic sectors it produces 3.25 billion tonnes of materials annually. However, its reliance on a linear “take-make-waste” model leads to overproduction, waste, and environmental degradation. The latest Circularity Gap Report: Textiles, by Circle Economy states that over 99% …
Historic perspective on water and wasteThe Netherlands is situated in a vulnerable delta. Ever since the Middle Ages the Dutch had to work together to prevent their homes from flooding. It made them collaborative and innovative. The Netherlands was also early industrialised and polluted. We had to work together again to keep our cities liveable …
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Plastics, while useful for their versatility, durability, and low cost, pose environmental challenges, especially in terms of waste and pollution. Today, even when we know that plastics is a wonderful materials, human greed and powerful lobbyists have made it to be a devil in many eyes. This is what we need to reimagine the way …
Extended producer responsibility, a blessing in disguise Read More »
Textiles industry through history: Prehistoric times to 19th century In order to understand the complex issues of the textile sector especially with regard to sustainability right from production to manufacturing to processes to product life cycles to storage to transportation to waste-handling and subsequent pathway to transition of the sector to net zero status, it would …
Repurposing Textiles Industry for human well-being and transition to net zero Read More »
IntroductionIn a truly product-focused environment, companies take proactive steps to decarbonize their operations and supply chains, addressing climate change with precision and urgency. Leveraging machine learning, data science, and sustainability expertise, they make informed decisions to effectively reduce emissions. Achieving net-zero emissions requires a commitment to shared accountability across the company and its supply chain. …
The disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) continues to pose a significant environmental challenge in urban areas worldwide. In India, nearly 80-90% of MSW is landfilled without any proper control measures. When MSW is discarded without pre-treatment, it can lead to significant pollution of air, land, and water. The primary risks of landfilling MSW include …
Use of dry MSW/RDF in Cement Kiln as Alternate Fuel Read More »
IntroductionThe realities of the world are undergoing a paradigm shift and newer things are gaining importance more than ever before whereas things and concepts which have worked so far are increasingly being discarded. and, these changes are ubiquitous and being observed in every sector and strategic responses. For example, in the context of India, a …
Innovative Models for an Inclusive Circular Bio-Economy Read More »
The Global Plastics Treaty, initiated by Rwanda and Peru at the Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi in 2022, aims to address plastic pollution through a legally binding international agreement covering the entire lifecycle of plastics.The UNEA resolution, supported by over 175 countries, mandated formal negotiations under the United Nations Environment …