If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production. These words from popular American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger in the early 1900s resonates loud and clear with the world that we are living in today.

    We are living in an age where waste is generated in tonnes every day. With cities growing at a tremendous pace today – some studies suggesting that over 65% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050 – it is but obvious that urban waste requires quick management plans to be drawn, while several effective waste management techniques are put to practice from now. This is not a concern that we can end with the celebration of an Earth Day and then throw trash once the clock strikes midnight of the next day. This is a concern that we can solve from the grassroots, from our homes and....