Aafrin Kidwai 
Mumbai-based Policy Advocacy Research Centre (PARC) recently released a report titled “WARSA”, an acronym for Waste As Resource by changing Stakeholders’ Approach.
WARSA is an initiative introducing a system thinking approach in the solid waste management sector. The report addresses the following topics:
- India’s municipal solid waste composition.
- Status of disposal and their consequences on natural resources, negative effects, and economic impacts.
- Importance of resource recovery.
- Review of available guidebooks.
- Sustainable Development Goals and waste management.
- Gap analysis of the solid waste management sector.
- Understanding stakeholders as components of the entire system.
- Re-considering food waste and sanitary waste.
- Highlights of integrated sustainable waste management.
- Practical challenges in the solid waste management sector.
- Stakeholder engagement initiatives in India.
- Opportunities in the waste management sector.
At an online event to mark the release of the report, SolidWasteIndia’s Editor-in-Chief Aafrin Kidwai elaborated on the role of the media in contributing to better awareness building among various stakeholders on waste related issues.
Other panelists included experts from the waste sector:
- Dr. Amiya Sahu, Founder of National Solid Waste Association of India, Solid Waste Management in India perspective.
- Mr. Amar Singh, Secretary General, MRAI, Recycling challenges and the role of inclusive strategies for increased efficiencies.
- Mr. Prabhjot Sodhi, Country Program Manager, CEE, Role of institutions and academia in the waste supply chain for waste management.
- Mr. Sandeep Asolkar, Managing Director at SFC Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Challenges in Growth of MSW in India.
- Mr. Ulhas Parlikar, Global Consultant,(Strategies for Waste Management, Circular Economy, Policy Advocacy, AFRs, and Co-processing) Industrial Symbiosis for Circular Economy.
- Padmashree Dr R Vasudevan, Coordinator – TCE ENVIS RP Dean ECA and Professor Dept of Chemistry, TCE
- Mr. Ramdas Kokare, CO, KDMC, Achieving the source segregation at municipal levels- Key Strategies
Find out more on how you can access the WARSA report here.
