Wasting waste

A near non-existent waste management system has turned our rivers into dark veins of dirt.

Close to eight years now, thousands of volunteers have donated their time and effort to clean the Bagmati River in the Kathmandu Valley. Tonnes and tonnes of waste have been collected from the river and riverbanks as part of the weekly cleaning campaign, which recently marked its 400th week; but there is little information as to whether the trash is recycled or just ends up at the dumping site as does the rest of solid waste produced by Kathmandu.