June 2, 2026
India’s waste management rules have a burning problem
India's 2026 waste rules claim to improve waste management but incentivise burning, weakening oversight and sidelining waste workers.
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran is a senior researcher with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Chythenyen works on issues of plastic pollution, with a focus on post-consumption management of plastics, waste-to-energy incineration projects, and other false solutions to plastic pollution. Chythenyen holds a master’s degree in international relations.
Areas of expertise
Lifecycle impacts of plastics, plastic pollution, waste to energy incineration, false solutions, zero waste
Articles by Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran
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