Pinky Chandran On Tackling Waste Management & Making Bangalore Green The Plant Paradigm

"Even though garbage is on the news, why is it still cloaked in a layer of anonymity? Why do we see what we want to see?"

Today’s conversation is with Pinky Chandran. Pinky is an independent researcher, author and a community journalist. She tracks policy and legal developments on issues related to waste management. She is the founding member of the Solid Waste Management Roundtable and a Trustee at Hasiru Dala. She is also a Board Member of Seeking Modern Applications for Real Transformation, an NGO that runs Radio Mewat.

Video version: https://youtu.be/DN91uZt8P-Y

The key topics in today's episode:
05:00 - Storm water drains impact on the environment
10:00 - Waste management problems and solutions
16:30 - Recycling incentives
20:00 - Listening to the waste workers
29:00 - Rinsing recyclables
33:00 - India phasing out single-use plastics
41:00 - What can we learn from Bangalore
44:30 - Pushback from industries
48:00 - The next steps for a greener future
52:00 - What the Gov should be tracking
58:00 - Poetry about waste

Resources:
Connect with Pinky:
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pinky-chandran-62264310/
Twitter | https://twitter.com/pinkychandran
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/pinky.chandran/
EPR Rules:
https://cpcb.nic.in/uploads/plasticwaste/PWM-Amendment-Rules-2022.pdf
The EPR Portal
https://eprplastic.cpcb.gov.in/#/plastic/home
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Connect with me:
Instagram | @plant.paradigm
YouTube | The Plant Paradigm
Twitter | @plantparadigm
Website | www.theplantparadigm.com

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