The Circular Path: Waste as a Resource

Moharana Choudhury is an Indian researcher and environmentalist. He is currently a research coordinator in the Environmental Research and Management Division of "Voice of Environment" (VoE). Choudhury has over 14 years of experience in environmental research and services, spanning both research and professional work. His research interests encompass environmental research, waste management, wastewater treatment, environmental risk assessment, pollution control, plastic pollution, and climate change mitigation. He has authored or edited several books with internationally renowned publishing houses and published numerous research articles, review articles, and book chapters in internationally recognized journals and publishers.

Sushobhan Majumdar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya (affiliated with Bankura University). He is presently engaged in research on the design and development of environmental geographies. Urban geography, social geography, regional development and planning, remote sensing and GIS, and geography of transport are among his main areas of study.

Mika Sillanpaa, PhD, is a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy, and Chemical Engineering at the University of Johannesburg. His research interests include chemical treatment in environmental engineering and environmental monitoring and analysis, with a recent focus on resource recovery from waste streams. He is interested in applying cutting-edge, fundamental, and applied research at the interface of environmental, chemical, and physical sciences and engineering to develop low-cost, beneficial, and practical solutions to various water problems faced by our society worldwide.

Unpacking waste understanding its origins and impacts.- Navigating waste challenges risks, and opportunities.- Integrating ai and industry in innovative waste management for postconsumer packaging plastics.-Solutions in action strategies for sustainable waste management.- Paving the way forward towards a sustainable future in waste management.