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HomeAuthorsPinky Chandran

Articles by Pinky Chandran

About Pinky Chandran
Pinky Chandran is an independent researcher, author and a community journalist. She tracks policy and legal developments on issues related to waste management and its intersections. Garbage inspires her to write poetry and she runs her own blog wasteframes.com. She is the founding member of the Solid Waste Management Roundtable (SWMRT) and Trustee at Hasiru Dala. She is a dog lover and a pet parent.
Sewage at the K100 Mock up Area in Shantinagar
Environment

Faulty execution in BBMP SWD works has led to floods

March 20, 2023 Pinky Chandran and Nalini Shekar

What is required are a system of data monitoring, an integrated watershed management approach, and a hydrological study of the drain network.

Ejipura drain
Environment

Lack of stormwater drain planning in Bengaluru is a risk factor for future floods

March 17, 2023 Pinky Chandran and Nalini Shekar

A 2021 CAG Report highlighted that there is no proper database of the storm water drain network, which indicates the type of drain, in the city,

KC Valley drain
Environment

A historical lens on Bengaluru’s drains

December 1, 2022 Pinky Chandran and Nalini Shekar

As Bengaluru developed and industrialised, it began depending on piped water supply, which removed dependency on local water sources.

Civic

Bengaluru’s Canine Squads ensure well-being of street dogs and the local community

April 27, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Bengaluru’s street dog welfare volunteers are well organised and effective, focusing on vaccinations, feeding, rescues and managing local dog populations.

Bangalore waste spot
Waste Management

One truck to transport both wet and dry waste: Why this is a problem

April 22, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Collection and transportation must not compromise quality of segregated waste. But BBMP’s new plan will lead to mixed waste moving to landfills

BBMP auto tippers
Waste Management

Solid waste management: BBMP budget prioritises the worst solution of them all, more landfills

April 8, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Instead of investing and upgrading decentralised SWM facilities, Rs 100 crore has been allocated towards design and operations of scientific landfills.

Recycling textile waste
Waste Management

No one wants the textile waste, or pay for their transport to reprocessing units

April 6, 2022 Pinky Chandran and Nalini Shekar

The textile waste industry has to deal with an endless list of different fabrics which cannot be recycled and have to be incinerated.

Textile waste
Waste Management

Mounting textile waste: Easy to buy, easy to trash, but not easy to recycle

April 4, 2022 Pinky Chandran and Nalini Shekar

Bangalore is facing a massive influx of textile waste estimated at more than one million tons every year, not all of which can be reused or recycled

Plastic waste
Waste Management

The what, why and how of a plastic waste brand audit

March 8, 2022 Pinky Chandran, Dr Umashankar S and Nalini Shekar

Have you ever thought about conducting a brand audit of the plastic waste you generate and dispose of? This article explains how you can go about it.

Plastic waste segregation for Brand audit
Environment

Brand Audit 2021: Here are Karnataka’s top producers of plastic waste

March 7, 2022 Pinky Chandran, Dr Umashankar S and Nalini Shekar

In Bengaluru, food packaging dominated the plastic waste list, followed by other packaging material and. household and personal care products.

Dry Waste Collection Centre in Bettahalasur Gram Panchayat
Waste Management

Bettahalasur village, north of Bengaluru, no longer has a garbage crisis. Here’s how

January 31, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Until recently, Bettahalasur village dumped and burned its waste. But now 94% of the waste is segregated and processed.

Pet dog
Waste Management

How to dispose of pet waste

January 26, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Disposing of pet poop is a sensitive issue in neighbourhoods and apartment communities now. Here’s a guide on various ways to deal with pet waste.

plastic waste
Waste Management

How will Centre’s 2021 plastic ban affect Bengaluru?

September 27, 2021 Pinky Chandran

Many common plastic products will be banned with Centre’s new Rules. But Bengaluru already has more restrictions due to a State ban.

Waste sorters with plastic bottles
Waste Management

The journey of your soft drink bottle from your recycle bin

August 24, 2021 Pinky Chandran

A responsible Bengalurean drops waste plastic bottles into a recycle bin or bag. What happens to it then? How does it get eventually recycled?

Workers sorting in the Dry Waste Collection Centre
Economy

How has Bengaluru fared in empowering waste workers?

July 5, 2021 Pinky Chandran

A deep dive into what Bengaluru has done on the ground to translate policy into action to support waste workers.

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