Interviews (Waste)

Manju Lekshmi, senior scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology.
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Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

Akshit Sangomla
6 min read
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear and old fibre-reinforced plastic boats are major sources of marine litter from fishing activities, says the ICAR-CIFT scientist
Parama Roy, executive director of Okapi Research and Advisory
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Sea of plastic: FMCG companies should be held responsible for food-packaging waste, says Parama Roy

Akshit Sangomla
6 min read
Okapi Research and Advisory’s executive director says source segregation, producer responsibility and neighbourhood-level waste systems are key to keeping plastic out of water bodies and oceans
Supraja Dharini, founder and head of Tree Foundation
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Sea of plastic: Ghost nets are death traps for turtles, dolphins and fish, says Supraja Dharini

Akshit Sangomla
9 min read
Tree Foundation founder says lost and abandoned fishing gear continues to trap sea turtles and other marine species long after it enters the ocean
A Biju Kumar, vice chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies
Shankar Deshpande, chief of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority
Satish Sinha, associate director at Toxics Link.
Grinson George, Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.
Microplastics now make up to 5% of particulate pollution in Indian cities, mostly from synthetic clothing, packaging, vehicle wear and footwear.
Dipankar Ghose, Senior Director - Biodiversity Conservation, WWF-India (Second from left); Latika Nath, author, photographer and wildlife conservationist; Ravi Singh, Secretary General and CEO of WWF-India; SP Yadav, International Big Cat Alliance head; Gopal Namjoshi
Photo: Vikas Choudhary
Credit: Joe Shlabotnik / Flickr
"Swachh Bharat Mission echoes sterilisation campaign of 70s"
Veena Sahajwalla is an IIT-Kanpur alumnus. Credit: Quentin Jones
If sanitation is treated as a community problem, we can make something happen for very little money
Credit: Christoph P Schner
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