India, Feb. 24 -- Kerala's current strategy of offloading its non-biodegradable waste to other states is unsustainable, contends a comprehensive new report, released in Thiruvananthapuram on February 21, 2025. The study criticised the practice of transferring plastic and electronic waste - sent chiefly to Tamil Nadu for recycling and incineration in cement plants - as merely a short-term fix that shifts the environmental burden to neighbouring regions.

Instead, the report argued, Kerala must prioritise the development of robust, internally managed solutions to tackle its mounting waste crisis.

Titled Choking on Toxic Smoke: The Brahmapuram Garbage Disaster in Kochi and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Kerala, the report is the resul...