Towards circular economy of solid waste in Begusarai, Bihar
Funding

Tecnimont

Principal Investigator

Rene Veron, UNIL

Project Team

Dr Neelam Rana, IIT Bombay

Rohit Joseph, IITB

Rakendu S, IIT Bombay

Project status

Ongoing

Partners

Akash Ganga Group, Bihar

Project Objectives:

To set up an infrastructural and institutional arrangement to meet the sustainable circular economy of solid waste in Barauni, Bihar.

Project Outputs

Situation Assessment of Solid Waste Management; Communication strategies to document and facilitate behavioural change through participatory approaches; Development of web portal and mobile applications; Training & capacity building for ULBs; Setting up of infrastructure for aerobic composting and organic manure production with financial and institutional support of ULB; Establishing a door to door inorganic waste collection enterprise for the locality with the financial and institutional support of ULB