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.