 | Major govt offices remain without proper waste management facilities in ThiruvananthapuramThe condition at many other major government offices, including guest houses, rest houses, public office and Vikas Bhavan, is also the same. |
 | Soon, trash bins will be removed from Kovai roads“As per the plan, we have provided details of manpower, machinery equipment and vehicles to the contractors in five zones. |
 | Din over the binCorporation mulls intensifying enforcement as many city residents snub source-level waste management project |
 | Garbage turns gold mine, Haritha Karma Sena workers in Kerala strike it richThe department move came in the wake of the fire at the Brahmapuram dumpsite, which left Kochi in a toxic haze for weeks, and subsequent High Court interventions. |
 | Guntur Municipal Corporation aces 100% door-to-door waste collectionImplements major projs with Jindal Waste Plant and Synthetic Fuel Plant for effective plastic waste management |
 | Bengaluru’s Solid Waste Management company gets GST exemptionThis decision of exemption was taken at the 52nd GST council meeting held on October 7, in New Delhi. |
| Entreprenuers’ help sought to aid waste management in KeralaThe LSGD, jointly with the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, organised an entrepreneurs meeting to roll out the plan on Monday. |
 | Karnataka government unable to recover penalty from pollutersKhandre said the government has also informed the courts that Rs 500 crore has been set aside with KSPCB for setting up an STP and improving Chandapura Lake. |
 | Tackle illegal dumping of waste on lake bund, say Veppampattu residentsBased on a complaint by social activist Anbu Kumar, a letter was sent from the Water Resource Department to the Tiruvallur District Rural Development Agency. |
 | Bins left to rust as garbage continues to be dumped in the open: Perambalur residentsThe bins were meant for the public to dump their garbage into in the event of sanitation workers not turning up to undertake regular house-to-house collection. |
 | Review meet on bio-medical waste held in Andhra Pradesh's BapatlaBapatla district collector also enquired about the 40 hospitals that are running without proper permissions and instructed the officials to serve notices to them immediately. |
 | Sweep, swab more for a swachher IndiaOf the millions of tonnes of garbage India generates, precious little is segregated, treated and responsibly disposed of. |
 | 2.5 lakh Bengalureans take part in cleanliness campaignThe Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation conducted a cleanliness drive at 15 stations and at project sites, said an official release. |
 | Cleanliness drive at 398 places on October 2An action plan has been prepared and on October 1, an hour will be dedicated to clearing waste from near tourist places, bus stands, schools/colleges and health institutions. |
 | Vijayawada Municipal Corporation plans to turn floral waste into incense sticksEnd products of zero-waste approach will be donated to temples |
 | What a waste: CAG report highlights lapses in Thiruvananthapuram corporation’s waste management programmesThe much-highlighted Thumboormuzhi model of management and decentralised waste treatment plants are ailing due to lack of maintenance and carelessness of officers, said the CAG report. |
| Government plans to make Ernakulam district garbage-free in a yearIn the meeting, which was attended by presidents and secretaries of the local bodies in the district, the working report of the ‘Maalinya Muktha Nava Keralam’ project was presented. |
 | Need to penalise violators of SWM rules: Karnataka High Court to BBMPThe court also said that BBMP may also take steps to implement the user fee collection system for solid waste management as early as possible, as there is no pre-requisite to obtaining permission. |
 | MCD set to get 5 acres of land in Okhla to enhance city’s waste management facilitiesThe 20-acre land parcel was originally allocated to the NDMC on a perpetual lease basis. This transfer will adhere to the provisions outlined in the Master Plan for Delhi 2021, the officials said. |
 | Pollution Control Board to strictly implement EPR conditionsBrands such as Muralya, Milma, Siso Cosmetics, Kerafed, Malabar Cements, Pothys and Lulu participated in the workshop and completed the necessary steps for the EPR registration. |
