The rise of robots will disrupt the waste management and recycling industry in unimaginable ways. Waste collection, recycling, sorting and treatment facilities as well as traditional sanitary landfill operations will be transformed. However, the risk for a jobless future in waste management and recycling is more than serious. Is there a way to utilise the […]
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A Look at the Lives of People Separating Waste at One of Asia’s Biggest Garbage Dumps
Environmental Extremes Between battling authorities who have closed off access to their only source of livelihood, harassment by the local mafia and a drug problem, this is the harsh reality of being a ragpicker at India’s Deonar dump. By Shamani Joshi; photos by Arpita De18 September 2019, 4:20amShareTweet ALL PHOTOS BY ARPITA DE This article is part […]