The move will hold companies accountable for collecting and recycling the waste they generate, while closing enforcement gaps, curbing fake credits, and shifting extended producer responsibility (EPR) ...

NEW DELHI — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. For the first ...

Experts caution against gaps in implementation that have dogged garbage disposal and sanitation in India for decades.

Governments and companies have signed pledges and bans to limit plastic waste. Recycled packaging could eventually supplant virgin plastic production. Innovative waste-management systems work to ...

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid ...

A woman from Delhi is transforming plastic waste into a resource through "Plastic Banks" in schools and awareness drives.

Worldwide plastic waste totals more than 57 million tons a year, with India creating more than any other country, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers found that ...