Stories of Waste and Waste Workers – Live Blog of Hasiru Dala

December 9, 2018December 9, 2018

India’s cleanest city Indore evicting waste-pickers from work

Date: 07th December 2018 To Mr Vinod Kumar Jindal National Mission Director Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs New Delhi Copied to: Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Commissioner of Urban Administration … Continue reading India’s cleanest city Indore evicting waste-pickers from work

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018

Indore’s Wastepicker in Buenos Aires

Koushlya Bai is a waste-picker from Indore, associated with Janvikas Society. She is participating in the meeting of Global Alliance of Wastepickers, as a representative of Alliance of Indian Wastepickers. The meeting is hosted by the recyclers branch (Federación Argentina de Cartoneros, Carreros y Recicladores: FACCyR) of CTEP, a popular workers national union in Argentina. … Continue reading Indore’s Wastepicker in Buenos Aires

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018

Waste Management in the Industrial Township of Bengaluru

Kabir Arora Every neighbourhood in Bengaluru is trying its best to manage its own waste. They in their own way are setting precedents. Earlier, we read about HSR Layout and the adventures of HSR Layout Citizen Forum to create a ‘Zero Waste Community’. In the current post, I will be taking you to ELCITA, an … Continue reading Waste Management in the Industrial Township of Bengaluru

October 3, 2018October 11, 2018

The Making of Zero Waste Community in Bengaluru

HSR Layout residents show the way Kabir Arora It was the year 2012, when the citizens of HSR layout, a neighborhood in Bengaluru decided to take on garbage menace. It was the same year when the media started referring to the garden city of Bengaluru as garbage city. There was the hue and cry about … Continue reading The Making of Zero Waste Community in Bengaluru