Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group
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Give back our waste: what the Okhla waste-to-energy plant has done to local wastepickers
Waste-to-Energy (WtE), the process of creating energy from waste, has gained broad appeal domestically and internationally with programs such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) providing funding
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Failing the grade: how cities across India are breaking the rules, ignoring the informal recycling sector and unable to make the grade
Indian policies and rules, while not perfect, have some important safeguards and recognition for informal sector recyclers, particularly wastepickers. However, municipalities, urban policy makers, and
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Waste-to-energy or waste-of energy?: social and economic impact assessment of waste-to-energy projects in wastepickers near Ghazipur and Okhla landfills in Delhi
A social impact assessment of the impact of two waste-to-energy plants on wastepickers in Delhi. The study shows a definite livelihood loss and likelihood of increased number of child wastepickers.
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Cooling agents: an examination of the informal recycling sector in mitigating climate change
This study by Chintan examines role of the informal recycling sector in climate change mitigation in developing countries, with focus on India. Shows that informal sector in Delhi reduces emissions by an estimated 962,133 TCO2e which is 3.6 times more effective in reducing emissions than formal waste management units.
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Scrap Crash
When the economic downturn nosedived in the second half of 2008, the talk was primarily about macro-economic trends, causes and impacts in the formal economy. In India, where over 90% of the livelihoods