Sunita Rao designs and delivers municipal waste management programmes that help cities reduce landfill dependence and formalise informal recycling networks. She heads the circular economy team at ReCycle India Foundation.

Over 18 years, she has worked with more than 25 urban local bodies on source segregation, composting and material recovery. She has also supported the design of extended producer responsibility frameworks for packaging.

Sunita has a particular interest in wastewater reuse and the link between solid waste and water quality. On the Steering Committee, she contributes to both the Waste and Water sectors.