A webinar with the Local Government representatives stakeholders in solid waste management in Nepal was held to discuss the their role in the management of wastes during the COVID-19 crisis.

My 8-year-old daughter recently received a gift: a book about waste. Even though I think the giver was influenced by the work I am doing, I really found the reaction of my daughter very interesting.Read More

This is the story of people taking the struggle for inclusion beyond ‘us and them’, not shying away from addressing painful pasts, discrimination and conflict.

Our series ‘Letters during COVID-19 is an exchange of thoughts, a collection of digital letters exchanged among colleagues in lockdown and their thoughts about research and field work – from afar and within’. 

Our series ‘Letters during COVID-19 is an exchange of thoughts, a collection of digital letters exchanged among colleagues in lockdown and their thoughts about research and field work – from afar and within’. 

Our series ‘Letters during COVID-19 is an exchange of thoughts, a collection of digital letters exchanged among colleagues in lockdown and their thoughts about research and field work – from afar and within’. 

Our series ‘Letters during COVID-19 is an exchange of thoughts, a collection of digital letters exchanged among colleagues in lockdown and their thoughts about research and field work – from afar and within’. 

Our series ‘Letters during COVID-19 is an exchange of thoughts, a collection of digital letters exchanged among colleagues in lockdown and their thoughts about research and field work – from afar and within’. Our first letter in this exchange is from Pia in Europe.

COVID-19 alters everyday life; people across the globe are in confinement. This has also implications for waste practices at the household level and beyond. This blog post depicts the observations of waste researchers in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.

As a researcher and a foreigner, certain waste management practices at Kirtipur Municipal Waste Management Centre in Nepal, and characteristics of their waste collection were useful for me especially when realising the how efficient and effective our local waste management process would be, if applied to Sri Lanka.