Tridibesh Dey

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Tridibesh Dey is a leading researcher at the intersection of environmental policy, plastic pollution, and sustainable waste management. His work critically examines the efficacy of technological solutions to the global plastics crisis, challenging dominant narratives around cleanup and recycling. Dey’s most-cited paper, “Moving from symptom management to upstream plastics prevention: The fallacy of plastic cleanup technology” (2023, 48 citations), argues that plastic removal technologies offer only temporary, local mitigation and that policies must prioritize evidence-based criteria to ensure ecological benefits outweigh costs. This influential piece underscores his core contribution: shifting the focus from downstream symptom management to upstream prevention. Dey’s research demonstrates that to reduce plastic pollution efficiently and economically, policy should prioritize source reduction over technological fixes. His work has been widely cited by environmental scientists and policymakers, cementing his role as a critical voice in sustainability debates. By exposing the limitations of cleanup technologies, Dey provides a rigorous framework for designing more effective, long-term strategies against plastic pollution, making his scholarship essential for students and researchers seeking to understand the true path to a circular economy.