Last Updated:February 16, 2026, 21:47 IST Mumbai Climate Week 2026 urged expanding waste segregation, local treatment, and citizen action to cut landfill methane, say officials, NGOs, and experts. The discussion was held at the Museum of Solutions in Lower Parel and hosted by the Global Methane Hub with Purpose India. Mumbai’s daily garbage problem, more than 7,000 metric tons, is no longer being discussed only as a crisis. At a half-day session during Mumbai Climate Week 2026, city officials and grassroots practitioners instead focused on a practical question: what is already working, and how can it be expanded across the city? The discussion, held at the Museum of Solutions in Lower Parel and hosted by the Global Methane Hub with Purpose India, brought together municipal officers, waste workers, NGOs and researchers. The tone remained clear, Mumbai does not lack ideas; it lacks scale. Much of the city’s waste still reaches landfills, worsening pollution and climate risks. But speakers pointed out that segregation and local treatment are already succeeding in many neighbourhoods. The challenge is turning …