In Bhopal’s Idgah Hills, Who is Segregating Our Plastic Waste?

In Bhopal’s Idgah Hills, Who is Segregating Our Plastic Waste?

On a sleepy Sunday afternoon, little stirs outside Bhopal’s famous TB Hospital—until you notice the blue-and-white shed tucked just beyond its gates. Municipal garbage trucks sit in neat lines, returned from their rounds collecting waste through old Bhopal.  On the other side, inside the compound, a tin-roofed hall buzzes back to life as the lunch break ends. Outside the hall, two women flick tin cans and plastic wrappers into separate piles. Th…