Waste management issues have gained more momentum in recent years than ever before, mainly because of the ever-increasing population, but more so because of the lack of a proper waste management and waste…
The significance of waste management on our planet reaches far beyond simply the proper disposal of waste. Improper dumping of waste results in a plethora of environmental issues including climate change, air pollution,…
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 integrated global goals adopted by all United Nations member countries that aim to create social and environmental sustainability. Earth5R’s Circular Economy model works to achieve the…
Mumbai, one of the metropolitan cities of India, generates 7,025 tonnes of waste per day, approximately the weight of 1550 elephants! Because the slum residents of Mumbai lack a proper waste management system,…
On 21 March 2021, a virtual dialogue session was held with Mrs.Ouided Bouchamaoui, co-laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize 2015, Mr. Saurabh Gupta, CEO of Earth5R, Mr. Anssi Mikola, founder of River Recycle…
Due to lack of a proper waste segregation system, 16% of Mumbai’s population is forced to live in unsanitary conditions. These slum dwellers resort to environmentally detrimental methods of handling waste that lead…
An essential step towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to combat the rapidly global climate and waste management crisis. Not only is it an important issue in itself, but…
Mumbai’s slums represent India’s issues pertaining to overpopulation, access to drinking water, pollution, land space, poverty, unemployment, health, and waste disposal. Around 65% of Mumbai’s 12 million people live in the cramped, airless…
Mumbai generates approximately 7,025 tonnes of waste per day Earth5R volunteer training the children in a slum area on waste management at Mahim, Mumbai (Earth5R) Waste management has become a vital issue for a major…
Industrialization, urbanization, and population growth have steadily contributed to increased waste generation. People throw away the disposable waste on roadsides or dump them in slum areas or fill up spaces in the landfill,…
Waste management is a cross-cutting environmental issue, impacting many aspects of society and the economy. It has strong linkages to a range of other global challenges such as health, food & resource security,…