The new plastic waste management norms favour ease of doing business but raise concerns over environmental degradation and public health. In my last article, I discussed the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. These rules have undergone several amendments from time...

Extended Producer Responsibility brought producers into the waste chain—not as bystanders, but as accountable actors. In my last article, I traced the rise of plastics in India — from the early growth of the industry to the explosion of single-use...