Sandhya Narayanan of Solid Waste Management Round Table unpacks the biggest problem plaguing our cities today: Trash, Litter, Waste. She lays blame squarely where it belong while walking us through the tremendous progress made over the past decade and the work that remains to be done.

Welcome to the OoruLabs podcast (https://podcast.oorulabs.com). Ever complained how bad our cities are? How bad your commute is? You’ll get to hear from people who are working to solve these problems. This is your weekly soapbox for Urban Sustainability with Sathya Sankaran 

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction & Context

01:29 - Design, behaviour etc

10:06 - Whose fault?

17:24 - The journey with SWMRT

32:05 - The break in the chain

43:00 - Capacity & corruption

50:07 - Waste market

59:10 - Conclusion

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Profile of Sandhya Narayanan -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandya-narayanan-0a3a68238/ 

Link to report https://borgenproject.org/indias-waste-management/ 

Solid Waste Management Round Table - www.swmrt.com 

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