Workshop Objectives

The major objective of this workshop is to identify important plastic waste release mechanisms that significantly contaminate the soil, atmosphere and freshwater ecosystems. This workshop will also cover a number of issues including origins, dynamics, dangers and viable remedies for reducing release of plastic wastes into the terrestrial ecosystem.

It is proposed to bring together experts, policy makers, and city level authorities from municipalities, State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee, Department of Environment, Department of Urban Development, research and academic organizations from the NAM and other developing countries to combat plastic pollution in terrestrial environment. With keynote plenaries and technical sessions, the Workshop will allow sharing of information and ideas from widely differing cultural and environmental settings and share the best practices across nations to develop recommendations for appropriate policy actions.

Targeted Participants

Researchers, scientists, technocrats, innovators, government officials and policy makers, legal experts and representatives from industry and non-government organizations, city level authorities from municipalities, State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee, Department of Environment, Department of Urban Development, research and academic organizations from the NAM and other developing countries - who are engaged in the field of environment, health, water management, social issues, technology and any related experts, are invited to participate in this Workshop. The combination of participants from various developing countries will allow the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences as well as opportunities for global networking and collaboration.

English will be the official language of the programme.

Resource Persons

The resource persons for the Workshop will comprise eminent experts and professionals in the relevant fields from India and abroad.