Blog: Plastic waste management in Hyderabad, India – From a linear to a circular economy

Anuradha Adhikari of ICLEI South Asia describes how the pilot installation of ‘reverse vending machines’ for plastic in a South Indian city is providing multiple environmental and community benefits. Plastics, more precisely single-use plastics, have invaded our lives in a pervasive manner, appearing everywhere from supermarket shelves to even the deepest ocean. A 2019 survey […]