SameerJoshi holds a degree in Polymer engineering along with a PhD in waste
management. He has been working in plastic waste management and supporting
young entrepreneurs who are dedicated to reducing plastic pollution.
He
is a fellow of the Indian Plastics Institute and the Indian Institute of
Valuers, a member of the Institution of Engineers India, and a senior member of
the Society of Plastic Engineers USA. He holds expertise in the circular
economy, Recycling, EPR, and plastics and has his own Plastic injection
moulding unit in Pune. He is an approved Valuer for Plant and Machinery and
Vice chairman of the governing council of the Indian Plastics Institute (2023–2025).
He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Regional Committee on Plastic
Waste in South Asia, as well as the UN Marine Litter Action Group and the Niti
Ayog Committee.
Today,
plastic waste management has become quite important. It must be noted that
plastics do not litter, but people do. Embracing the principles of a circular
economy where waste is a resource and has to be used as a feed for making
something useful and getting in loop is the need of the hour.
According
to Sameer Joshi, nothing is wasted until it is wasted. Not to ban but to plan
and work for solutions, rather than pollution, is the attitude we need to
embrace.
The
topic of his PhD is Critical Analysis of the Role of Stakeholders in Plastic
Waste Management. The various stakeholders are the government, NGOs, Brands,
manufacturers, Consumers, Waste pickers, Technology providers, and financial
institutes. Unless all the stakeholders come together, the issue of plastic
waste management will not be resolved.
Along
with multiple feats, he also holds the Guinness World Book Record for the world
's largest T-shirt made from plastic waste in 2018.
Other associations
- Member Advisory
Committee CIPET- Dept. of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Govt. of India
- Member CSR Committee Assochem
India
- Member Industry
academia Committee Amity University
- Mentor International
Council on Circular Economy
- Signatory to the
Global Commitment To End Plastic Waste (Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation)
- Member Prevent Waste
Alliance (Germany)
- LIFE MEMBER NSWAI
- He has been a guide to
students for their Masters and PhD degree.
- He has been on several
committees at the national and state levels for plastic waste management,
viz., member of the CM Maharashtra Task Force on Plastic Waste Management,
member of the drafting committee on plastic waste rules for NITI Ayog, and
committees of State Pollution boards in India.
- He has several publications and holds a patent. He has been a speaker and moderator at national and international conferences, besides being the recipient of awards at the state and national levels.
Recently, Sameer was the Recipient of the Parvyavaran- Bhushan Award from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the Environment Club of India on the occasion of World Environment Day in June 2023.
Acquaintance about SameerJoshi
Sameer is a good friend and a great companion always is human in heart and rich in knowledge of plastics. He is always ready to do anything good for the betterment of the society.
In Short- Sameer--- a lovable man for all - PADMASHRI R VASUDEVAN PLASTIC MAN OF INDIA
SAMEER JOSHI is hero of
Environment and Recycling - GINUJOSEPH, FOUNDER OF MODERN PLASTICS INDIA
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