Inefficient collection, processing and management of solid waste in Indian cities are resulting in significant avoidable GHG emissions and also lead to contamination of natural resources. Cities should adopt sustainable waste management practices by involving the community in segregation, by enforcing better public private partnership contracts, by investing in modern technology and by recognizing the role of waste pickers/ informal sectors in solid waste management.

The CapaCITIES project is supporting Indian cities in mitigating emissions from solid waste management and improving service delivery:

  • Developed roadmap for holistic solid waste management strategy for Coimbatore city up to 2035

  • Implemented a decentralized Solid Waste Management system in Zero Waste wards (SUNYA) project in 2 wards of Coimbatore and Udaipur city, and installed waste to bio-methanation pilot projects in Coimbatore (1.5 TPD) and Udaipur (2 TPD)
    • Developed financial models for e-waste collection center and for operation and maintenance of micro composting centers in Coimbatore
    • In Phase 2, the project is actively engaging with Coimbatore city to develop a bankable project of converting organic waste to Bio CNG through private sector participation
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Implementation Projects

Quick-win / Co-financing Projects

Decentralized Solid Waste Management System at Selected Wards

 

Coimbatore: CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in ward no. 22 and 24 of Coimbatore which successfully achieved 100% household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.

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Status: Completed in Phase 1

Sector: Solid Waste Management

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Siliguri: CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in ward no. 2 and 17 of Siliguri which successfully achieved household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.

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Status: Completed in Phase 1

Sector: Solid Waste Management

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Udaipur: CapaCITIES project team implemented the SUNYA – Zero Waste Wards initiative in ward no. 1 and 41 of Udaipur which successfully achieved household level source segregation of biodegradable waste.

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Status: Completed in Phase 1

Sector: Solid Waste Management

 

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Bankable Projects

E-Waste Management Initiated in Coimbatore

Coimbatore generates around 10 TPD of e-waste and the city’s efforts to better manage the informal e-waste was supported by CapaCITIES project.

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Status: Report submitted in Phase1

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Operations and Maintenance of micro compositing centres on PPP

Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) was mandated by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to construct Micro-composting centers (MCCs) in various wards of the city.

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Status: Report submitted in Phase1

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200 tons organic waste to bio CNG plant on Public Private Partnership

Coimbatore: ~40% of the total waste generated by the Coimbatore city is dumped in a mixed waste landfill at Vellalore.

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Status: Phase 2 – Under Progress

Technical Assistance

Solutions and for the Scientific Closure of Tithardi Dumpsite 

Udaipur: Assessing the non-operational Tithardi dumpsite with mixed waste, revealed that there was no active landfill gas emissions from the dumpsite and waste characterization revealed mostly inert waste presence.

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Status: Completed in Phase 1

Holistic Solid Waste Management Strategy for City for 2035

Coimbatore: CapaCITIES project developed a Long-term SWM Strategy for the City as a holistic internal planning and monitoring document for the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to reduce GHG emissions from the solid waste management sector through better treatment and scientific disposal of waste.

Status: Completed in Phase 1

Developed a plan for movement of solid waste to the existing dumpsite

Coimbatore: The engineering plan for movement of waste from multiple dumps in Vellalore to the old dumpsite was developed, allowing for its scientific closure, thereby reducing GHG emissions. The city had submitted this plan to the National Green Tribunal.

Status: Completed in Phase 1

Rajkot: Baseline assessment and analysis was carried out to develop a comprehensive implementation/action plan which considers the impact of the choices of technology for waste management on GHG emissions from the waste sector, in order to ensure climate sensitive solid waste management in the City.

Status: Completed in Phase 1