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Circularity Assessment Protocol - MUMBAI, INDIA

28 Aug 2024

The data gathered from the CAP in Mumbai will contribute to a series of workshops where stakeholders will discuss findings and develop a proposal(s) for interventions, as shown by the timeline of the program below: Mumbai, India | University Of Georgia Circularity Informatics Lab Executive Summary | 3 Get to know the partners: Ocean Conservancy is working to protect the ocean from today’s greatest. [...] • Expand outreach and education to instill an understanding of the detrimental consequences of littering, the importance of waste segregation, and the far-reaching effects of environmental pol- lution. [...] The CAP is a framework approach to the flow of materials, in this case focusing on plastic and packaging, and the quantity and characterization of leakage from this sector will be characterized during litter assessments that can inform upstream interventions in the rest of the systems model. [...] One interviewee mentioned that COVID-19 impacted both em- ployment and the amount of waste created: “During the COVID pandemic, many people were left unemployed, and there was a lot of waste on the streets, including clothes and food.” — Informal Waste Representative Education and Awareness Interviewees’ views on the willingness of local communities to participate in waste management, recycling, a. [...] There are several policies in place regarding the use and disposal of solid waste and specifically plastic in India, including the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules of 2016 and sequential amendments in 2018 and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
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