‘Keep our surroundings clean’, ‘Do not throw waste on the streets’, ‘Please use the public dustbins while discarding food wrappers and bottles while traveling’— these may sound like environmental awareness advertisements by the municipality which a...
India is home to over 4 million waste pickers who contribute to almost 20 per cent recycling of the country’s waste amounting to 5.31 million tonnes each year. These unpaid and unrecognized workforce help our cities...
