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HomeAuthorsPinky Chandran

Articles by Pinky Chandran

About Pinky Chandran
Pinky Chandran is an independent researcher, author and a community journalist. She tracks policy and legal developments on issues related to waste management and its intersections. Garbage inspires her to write poetry and she runs her own blog wasteframes.com. She is the founding member of the Solid Waste Management Roundtable (SWMRT) and Trustee at Hasiru Dala. She is a dog lover and a pet parent.
The dry waste collection centre in Ponnampet, Coorg
Waste Management

Turning a landfill into a park: What our cities can learn from eco-sensitive Coorg

March 16, 2022 Pinky Chandran

How does one close a landfill and in the process create a sustainable waste management model? Coorg in Karnataka has shown the way.

Cattle grazing at a dumpyard full of mixed waste including plastic
Environment

Seven policy measures needed to beat plastic pollution in our cities

February 21, 2022 Pinky Chandran

The alarming state of plastic pollution calls for a bold plan, a convergence and a coming together of all the countries around the world.

Plastic packaging
Waste Management

Managing plastic packaging waste: Why the draft EPR rules are likely to fall short

December 2, 2021 Pinky Chandran

The exclusion of waste collectors and the informal recycling value chain is one among the key concerns with the draft EPR rules.

Multi-layer plastic
Waste Management

Plastic waste: Why EPR alone doesn’t stand a chance

September 23, 2021 Pinky Chandran

The guidelines on extended producer’s responsibility (EPR) are problematic as they ignore the informal waste workers in the recycling value chain.

Revival of tourism must focus on sustainable waste management
Waste Management

How can India move towards more sustainable waste management in tourist cities?

July 13, 2021 Pinky Chandran

There is no one-size-fits-all approach. But waste management in tourist cities needs a fresh, multi-stakeholder approach as the tourism sector looks to revive itself.

cooperation and solidarity during COVID
Society

From ‘social’ to ‘physical’ distancing: Why language matters when we discuss COVID

June 16, 2021 Pinky Chandran

Person/People-centered language emphasizes the person first and is more respectful. More so in the case of COVID and discussions around it.


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