Lucknow Leads as UP’s First Zero Fresh Waste Dump City

• Lucknow became the first city in Uttar Pradesh to achieve 100% scientific processing of municipal solid waste (MSW) under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U), earning the "Zero Fresh Waste Dump" tag.
• Milestone anchored by commissioning of the Shivari Solid Waste Management Plant (capacity 700 TPD), Lucknow's third fresh-waste processing facility.
• UPSC relevance: case study for GS-III (environment, urbanisation) and GS-II (urban governance, centrally sponsored schemes) — links SBM-U 2.0, circular economy, Waste-to-Energy and Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.