This tour will take place on two days, and will be led by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO dedicated to bringing toxics-related information into the public domain, both relating to struggles and problems at the grassroots level as well as global information to the local levels. The tour will consist of site visits to e-waste separation and disposal centres in Seelampur, and view process of plastic waste molding at Inderlok. Lunch will be provided in transit. 

It is indeed critical and important to recognize and acknowledge that the informal sector plays a vital role in managing electronic and plastic waste our experience in the country clearly suggest that informal waste collectors are part of a network that have far deeper access to waste and over time have aligned themselves to intermediary trading systems and storage infrastructures. While these informal players have existed and continue to struggle for survival in absence of any regulatory or financial support. This is very clearly visible in the city of Delhi, which is considered as the biggest waste trading and recycling hubs in the country for both plastics and e waste. This trip has been organised to familiarise all with the role of informal sector and its contribution to waste management efforts in the city. 

Please fill out your details on this form if you would like to participate. Limited seats.

Please note that these are informal sector waste processing and disposal sites. While the Toxics Link and Goethe Institut teams will take precautions for safety, you are responsible for your own person. Only adults above the age of 18 years permitted.

Schedule

10:45 AM: Assembly point: Goethe Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan Delhi

11 AM: Pick up from Goethe Institut

12 PM: Visit New Seelampur – Wire Extraction (E-waste)

1 PM: Packed Lunch on the way 

2 PM: Visit to Inderlok – Plastic Molding

5 PM: Drop off at Goethe Institute

Toxics Link: 

Toxics Link works with other groups around the country as well as internationally in an understanding that this will help bring the experience of the ground to the fore, and lead to a more meaningful articulation of issues. Toxics Link also engages in on-the ground work especially in areas of municipal, hazardous and medical waste management and food safety, among others. Working in networks, utilising community outreach and education, policy analysis, research, training and program development, they work at the state and central levels to help create solutions, which are driven by the needs of people. We are also involved in a wider range of environmental issues in Delhi and outside as part of a coalition of non-governmental organizations.Please note that these are informal sector waste processing and disposal sites. While the Toxics Link and Goethe Institut teams will take precautions for safety, you are responsible for your own person. Only adults above the age of 18 years permitted.

Sculptor and Founding Director of SARA Center, Arunkumar H.G, and artist Gagan Singh will be leading a workshop on drawing, visualisation and mapping of ecological relations. The session will think through drawing as a tool, with creative exercises that lead one through conceptual relations. Sharing posters from EcoWalk 2017 that was conducted by SARA Centre, spanning a walk of 157 kms, from Jog Falls to Shivamogga in Karnataka, the workshop will also think through different languages of graphic representation. Over 200 posters by artists were submitted towards this poster archive. Speaking through how these posters were deployed, the role of art in communication will be considered, especially in relation to ecological issues and experiences. This workshop invites artists of all ages (above 18 years) to participate. 

Please fill out your details on this form if you would like to participate. Limited seats. 

Participants are expected to carry their own sketchbook and pens / pencils. Tea and snacks will be served at 6:30 PM. 

Bios:

Arunkumar H.G completed his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Fine Arts (Sculpture) at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1993 and 1995. In 2014, he set up the Centre for Knowledge and Environment (www.saracentre.org) in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India. Arunkumar's solo shows include: Overshoot at Gallery Sumukha Bengaluru, Con-struction at Gallery Espace New Delhi, In-site, Aicon Gallery New York, 2018; Seed of Reckoning Mumbai Art Room, Mumbai
, 2012; Tract, Nature Morte, New Delhi, 2010; Feed, Nature Morte, New Delhi, Sakshi Gallery Mumbai 2006.