I am joined by Rahul Nainani, founder and CEO of Raddi Connect a resource recovery social startup that works with multiple stakeholders like governments, brands, informal sector and consumers to divert waste away from landfills and oceans and into the economy to get reused, recycled or repurposed. India's 62 million tonnes of waste is picked up, cleaned, sorted and segregated by an invisible workforce of 1.5 to 4 million waste pickers. Our raddiwalas. They salvage waste that is recyclable and sell it further up the value chain to make a living. Waste progresses through the chain from bins of high-income homes to transfer stations before finally ending up in landfill sites. In this journey neither the households nor the municipal corporations do their bit to segregate their waste. Although infrastructure is being built to process and dispose off this waste there is still a long way to go before India becomes fully zero waste. We talk about the work done by raddiwalas, the policies and infrastructure needed, the impact of a pandemic on our waste and the work we need to do to close the loop on what we throw out. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and follow us on Instagram: @amplifypodcast. If you're in India get in touch with Raddi Connect http://www.raddiconnect.com and be responsible with your rubbish.
