Distressing link between unsafe water & plastic pollution: Informal workforce tackling crises disincentivised.
India’s public health, waste management and sanitation crises cannot be solved in isolation.
Summary
- Unsafe public water leading Indians to rely on bottled water, which contains nano-plastics.
- Waste pickers, crucial to recycling efforts, are marginalised by modern waste management systems.
- The cycle of pollution continues as untreated wastewater returns to the environment.
