Plastic Waste, Health & Climate Change: Issues & Challenges of Odisha

Abstract

The population of Odisha is near about 41 million according to the 2011 census. The total area is 155.707

square kilometer which is the 4.8% of total area of India. Various activities such as construction, packaging,

infrastructure, communication, mines, entertainment, agriculture and textiles uses plastics because for its

low cost, best choices for packaging, durability and easy availability. Last few years, the consumption

pattern and life style of people of Odisha has gone up due to change in socio-economic conditions. This,

in return generates huge quantities of plastic waste. This quantum of plastic wastes become dangerous to

environment (have adverse effects on health and climate) and need to be handled properly for its disposal.