Co-operative of Self Employed Waste Pickers Model
Pune (example below) has demonstrated a great example of how waste pickers can be brought together and provide door to door garbage collection services at scale and convert waste to wealth by forming a co-operative structure. We would like to seek your inputs if something like this is being done in your city and if not how could it be done.
We look forward to your inputs!
Swachh Bharat Mission
Pune SWaCH case study
Pune in 2008 formed a co-operation (SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune) of self employed wastepickers and through this co-operative decentralized door to door collection services and allowed SWaCH members to carry out this work. Through its 2300 members, SWaCH services over 3,78,419 households across 76 prabhags in 15 municipal administrative wards of the PMC.
SWaCH members collect segregated (dry and wet) waste, right from citizens’ doorsteps and deposit it at the designated PMC collection points. The wet waste is either processed in the housing complex or is given to the PMC ghanta gadi (pick-up truck). The dry waste is further sorted into several categories and recycled. SWaCH enables waste pickers /waste collectors to upgrade their livelihoods, and trains them to carry out their work professionally.
Outcomes
No open dumping since 2010 and 100 % scientific processing of waste
Zero garbage
Decentralised waste processing plant – 27 TPD
More than half MW of energy from 60 tons of organic waste using biogas
About 10 MW /hr of energy from 700 Tons of waste by using plasma pyrolysis technology
Integration of informal sector in Municipal Solid Waste Management - 300 +/- 5 % m3
/day biogas is generated
Waste pickers and itinerant buyers collect recyclables that amounts to 22% of MSW more
We look forward to your inputs!
Swachh Bharat Mission
Pune SWaCH case study
Pune in 2008 formed a co-operation (SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Pune) of self employed wastepickers and through this co-operative decentralized door to door collection services and allowed SWaCH members to carry out this work. Through its 2300 members, SWaCH services over 3,78,419 households across 76 prabhags in 15 municipal administrative wards of the PMC.
SWaCH members collect segregated (dry and wet) waste, right from citizens’ doorsteps and deposit it at the designated PMC collection points. The wet waste is either processed in the housing complex or is given to the PMC ghanta gadi (pick-up truck). The dry waste is further sorted into several categories and recycled. SWaCH enables waste pickers /waste collectors to upgrade their livelihoods, and trains them to carry out their work professionally.
Outcomes
No open dumping since 2010 and 100 % scientific processing of waste
Zero garbage
Decentralised waste processing plant – 27 TPD
More than half MW of energy from 60 tons of organic waste using biogas
About 10 MW /hr of energy from 700 Tons of waste by using plasma pyrolysis technology
Integration of informal sector in Municipal Solid Waste Management - 300 +/- 5 % m3
/day biogas is generated
Waste pickers and itinerant buyers collect recyclables that amounts to 22% of MSW more
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Let the local bodies take this as an example and introduce the same in other parts of the country. Swechha Cess is being paid by the people and the authorities have to implement any good idea that comes on their way. more
Dec 15
Bharatiya sanskaro wali Shiksha ho Gurukul bane Jaijinendraji On 5 Oct 2016 17:46, "Swachh Bharat Mission" wrote: > more
Oct 26
Yes we need dust bins and govt can employ people to ensure that these bins are cleared and also insist on plastic recycling plants either get it build by a group of builders more
Oct 08
In developed countries, three big dust bins at cost price, are provided by the Councillor to each & every house ; one for garden waste, IInd for Recycle waste & IIIrd one for kitchen waste etc. The residents at weekly intervals place all bins near road sides, the Govt. vehicle collect the waste with the help of Lift fitted vehicle and keep back the empty bins thereat. But in India, it is not feasible because of un-organised colonies. This can be made possible with sweeper services at resident's cost, can be made available. They will collect garbage every day from the houses and place it in a nearby area where lifting the garbage by the Garbage carrying Van will be feasible. more
Oct 08
