With the mission to give the waste pickers a better price for the waste they collect, we set out on a new endeavour with Hasiru Dala Innovations: to bring waste directly from the waste pickers and collectors to the recyclers, in order to give them a better margin. Now it’s even sold to end-users!

What's great about it?

• New concept starting from the businesscase until implementation.
• Direct sourcing from waste pickers/collectors, aggregation and further sorting to add value.
• Direct selling to end-users Bodyshop and H&M through partner Plastics for Change.‍
  

Bangalore Municipality contracted SweepSmart to upgrade 10 Dry Waste Collection Centers within the City, in which SweepSmart converts the centers to modern and efficient Smart Waste Centers with new equipment, rebuilding, processes and a dashboard. ​

What's great about it?

• Upgrading 10 out of 165 centers in Bangalore: ramping up Bangalore’s waste infrastructure to full scale source segregated waste handling
• Unique partnership with governments from two nations: Bangalore Municipality, Karnataka State and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Centers managed by waste pickers as independent entrepreneurs and NGOs

UNDP India and Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) have joined hands to collect and recycle plastic and provide better livelihoods to waste workers to support HCCB in their Extended Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) obligations. The project set up an integrated plastic waste management system from collection to processing at Chennai and Ghaziabad.

What's great about it?

• Next to sorting also processing plastic waste (shredding, washing, pelletising).
• Overall waste assessment, design site layout and waste processing flow.
• Source hardware with local suppliers.

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Chintan is an internationally awarded non-profit organisation that enables proactive participation of the informal recycling sector in waste management at Delhi NCR. They convert waste into social wealth by creating and facilitating green jobs, research and advocacy, organizing the informal sector and eliminating child labour in the sector.

What’s great about it?

• Completely new centre with capacity of 10 tonnes/day.
• Double sorting line with hopper in the ground, enabling waste to be shoved in without lifting.
• Chintan was the first organisation we met in India, making our story come full circle!

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While a lot of waste was already source-segregated at Electronics City, ELCITA felt we needed ​to take it to the next level! E-city Segregates was born, a complete approach to support the companies, including the right tools, coaching, communication and a segregation dashboard.

What's great about it?

• Ten pilot companies coached for 3 months.
• Full package of tools including posters, stickers and coloured bins.
• Segregation improved more than 20% on average, with some heroes achieving more than 75% recycling!

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SweepSmart conducted a gap analysis in the waste management system for two Wipro campuses at Electronic City, analyzing their waste generators (offices, canteen, etc.), existing methods of handling waste and proposing solutions from improved efficiency measures to a better segregation and logistic system.

What's great about it?

• Wipro is front-runner in taking responsibility for their waste. SweepSmart advised ambitious projects to become even better.
• Improving source segregation and on-site processing.
• Data monitoring across campuses to benchmark and share best practices.
• Bringing awareness on zero waste back to their employees’ homes!

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With a former waste picker running a centre set up by the municipality, this is a great model to replicate. The centre was completely upgraded including rebuilding, storage platform, conveyor belt and baler within 3 months thanks to great partnering with Hasiru Dala and BBMP.
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What's great about it?

• Independent waste picker team trained in managing a small factory.
• Capacity tripled from 1.25 ton per day to 4 ton per day.
• Upgrading 10 more BBMP centres based on this example.

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This wonderful facility set up by frontrunner ELCITA was a great first pilot location. Together with ELCITA, I Got Garbage and the operator, we implemented a conveyor belt, new site lay-out and processes, collection app and dashboard.

What's great about it?

• Collecting up to 9 tonnes segregated waste per day at 80+ companies.
• First conveyor belt and dashboard for this kind of facility in India.
• Service quality up to 98% (from 65%) after 2 weeks due to new scheduling & tracking system.

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