Field notes, interview transcripts and other data associated with the dissertation titled 'Modernity’s garbage: Struggles over municipal solid waste in urban India'

This collection contains three primary types of data: (a) interview notes and transcripts with a range of stakeholders including informal waste sector actors (e.g. waste pickers), waste management firms, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), technical experts from a range of organizations, recycling companies, plastics industry, and municipal staff; (b) field notes from various conferences, symposia, and workshops related to waste management; and (c) comments from various organizations on the draft versions of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules.本数据集包含三类核心数据：(a) 与多类利益相关者的访谈笔记及记录，涵盖非正式废物 sector 参与者（如拾荒者）、废物管理企业、非政府组织（NGOs）、来自各类机构的技术专家、回收企业、塑料行业及市政工作人员；(b) 与废物管理相关的各类会议、研讨会及工作坊的实地笔记；(c) 各类组织对《城市固体废物（管理和处置）条例》草案版本的意见。