When Packaged Food Pollutes our Body and Earth: Plastic Packaged Food Consumption and Waste Disposal Practices in the Himalayas

Authors

Jared Marsh, SIT Study AbroadFollow
Jessica Shalvey, SIT Study AbroadFollow

Publication Date

Summer 2018

Program Name

India: Agroecology and Food Security in the Himalaya

Abstract

The purpose of our field study project is to examine current waste disposal practices and food preferences in rural Himalayan agricultural communities and to communicate the results, as well as our own outside research, to the villagers in Sikkim. We hope to promote safe disposal practices of packaged plastic, to offer responsible alternatives to packaged waste disposal, and to encourage the consumption of organic, homegrown food for all ages to benefit both human and environmental well-being.

Disciplines

Asian Studies | Environmental Studies | Sociology of Culture

Recommended Citation

Marsh, Jared and Shalvey, Jessica, "When Packaged Food Pollutes our Body and Earth: Plastic Packaged Food Consumption and Waste Disposal Practices in the Himalayas" (2018). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2882.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2882