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Plastic Waste, Health & Climate Change: Issues & Challenges of Odisha
Summary
This paper examines plastic waste management challenges in Odisha, India, linking poor waste handling to growing environmental and public health problems. It is a policy and advocacy piece focused on the need for improved solid waste management rather than a primary research study on microplastics.
The population of Odisha is near about 41 million according to the 2011 census. The total area is 155.707 square kilometer which is the 4.8% of total area of India. Various activities such as construction, packaging, infrastructure, communication, mines, entertainment, agriculture and textiles uses plastics because for its low cost, best choices for packaging, durability and easy availability. Last few years, the consumption pattern and life style of people of Odisha has gone up due to change in socio-economic conditions. This, in return generates huge quantities of plastic waste. This quantum of plastic wastes become dangerous to environment (have adverse effects on health and climate) and need to be handled properly for its disposal.