What a waste: Can India get rid of its garbage mountains?

In Focus by The Hindu by The Hindu

Aug 28, 202638:15News & Politics

India has a waste management problem. Though we reportedly collect 90% of our municipal solid waste, nearly 40% does not enter formal processing. Due to this large share that is out of the formal processing system, most...

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