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Growing economy, soaring urban population, rising living standards and increasing consumption
levels – is what trending in the emerging economies across the globe. With India flourishing on the
same grounds, an increase in the purchasing power parity has led to more affordability,
accessibility to resource use and a rapid surge in the waste volumes as well. Like many developing
countries, India too is struggling with the straining waste management systems adversely impacting
the ecological health. Having said that, these increasing waste volumes in the country are
formulating a new business segment for the value chain players – making solid waste management
all together a different industry practice. The total waste generation in India presently hovers
around 60-65 MTs per annum, of which only 20 percent is actually treated. Municipal solid waste
(MSW) holds a significant chunk, 75 percent of the total waste generated in the country. However,
due to lack of efficient waste management systems in majority of the municipalities, significant
volume of MSW produced in Indian cities remains un treated. It is pertinent to note that in India
only 22-28 percent of the collected MSW is processed and treated, which is quite low if seen, but
indicates huge opportunity pie for the private folks on the other side. Given the current
urbanization growth levels in India, more population pressures on urban agglomerations is
anticipated in coming years and so in the municipal waste generation volumes. However, the
statistics are little shady but it seems that either the municipalities are hollow budgeted or are
actually spending not beyond 30-40 percent of their budget on solid waste management. Hence,
bringing in the deep pocketed fellows can be default solution to it. This can definitely, bring ease
onto the financial burdens of the respective municipalities and will inject much-needed expertise
into local waste-management systems along with triggering competition as well.
Considering the current urban trends, it is not at all surprising to mention that the MSW quantum
in India can see an increase of double the existing volumes by ten years down the line. Infact, it is
projected to hover around 80 MTs by 2030, offering a business case of approximately USD 20
Billion. To unlock the flow of income streams from the waste streams in India enincon consulting llp
attempts to examine the upcoming business opportunities into the Indian solid waste management
market by the medium of its report “ Waste to Energy and Waste Management Market in India
2018 ”. The report deeply examines the underlying opportunites, associated economies of scale,
market trends , challenges and future outlook of waste to energy and waste management industry
in India. Additionally, the said dossier also covers in depth analysis on evaluating the cumulative
waste to energy potential of India and state wise indexation of the potential . Some of the key
coverage elements of the report are stated as - Examining economics & markets for waste to
energy – current trend and outlook, assessing viability and risks associating waste to energy project
development, analyzing the opportunity mix for players viz-a-viz municipal solid waste
management , by e-waste management, bio-medical waste management, plastic waste
management in India and into recycling till 2025. Additionally, the report also finely covers the
opportunity sizing till 2025 in managing the industrial waste.
https://enincon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Flyer_Waste-to-Energy-Waste-
Management-in-India_enincon.pdf
Trash to cash: Norway leads the way in turning waste into energy
The Eurotrash business may sound like an unpromising enterprise, but it's one that
is increasingly profitable. The UK paid to send 45,000 tonnes of household waste
from Bristol and Leeds to Norway between October 2012 and April this year.
"Waste has become a commodity," says Pål Spillum, head of waste recovery at the
Climate and Pollution Agency in Norway. "There is a big European market for this,
so much so that the Norwegians are accepting rubbish from other countries to feed
the incinerator."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/14/norway-waste-energy
Waste management may be a huge problem in urban India, but these eight startups
are tapping the large opportunity it holds and bettering our life.
Urban households in India generate over 6 crore tonnes of garbage every year, of
which a whopping 85 percent is recyclable. Unfortunately, most of this waste ends
up in landfills, polluting the soil, air and water.
India is also one of the world’s largest producers of e-waste, discarding roughly
18.5 lakh tonnes of hazardous waste every year. When mixed with domestic waste,
most of the electronic waste ends up in landfills or incinerators, releasing cancer-
causing carcinogens and other toxins into the environment.
We list down eight startups working towards the goal of a landfill-free future. Firm
believers in reduce, reuse and recycle, these startups are helping citizens and
organisations from different Indian cities manage their waste.
Started as an NGO in 2001, Saahas has over the past decade evolved into a for-
profit business under the brand name of Saahas Zero Waste. The Bengaluru-based
startup, backed by Indian Angel Networks and Upaya Social Ventures, today caters
to clients from Bengaluru and Chennai. The social enterprise has diverted over
15,000 tonnes of waste from reaching landfills, and currently prevents 25 tonnes of
waste from reaching dump yards on a daily basis.
Hasiru Dala
Bengaluru-based Hasiru Dala caters to over 25,000 households in the city and
manages more than 700 tonnes of waste every month. The non-profit provides
waste management solutions to apartments, corporate offices and at events, and
also helps design, set up and maintain urban gardens.
Namo E-waste
Citizengage
Paperman
Vital Waste
The social enterprise started operations in 2013, and currently caters to 1.25 lakh
people across 8 cities, including Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Greater Noida,
Ghaziabad, Manesar, Lucknow and Ludhiana. ExtraCarbon provides on-
demand kabadiwala service to collect recyclable waste from homes and
commercial areas.
This list is by no means exhaustive. These startups, alongside many more small
and big organisations, are helping urban India battle the complex problem of waste
management. The scale of the problem is massive. However, the stories of these
organisations successfully converting the problem of waste into a billion-dollar
opportunity raise hope. With more innovative solutions and growing awareness
among citizens, we hope to see lesser garbage go to waste in times to come.
12 Notable Waste Management Startups In India
Greenobin
It is a Gurgaon based startup that is focussed on collecting paper waste and market
the same to paper recycling plants for further use. Its services include, Office
Recycling, Security Shredding, Recycling bins. The start initially focuses on
Corporate offices, followed by school/colleges and households as primary customers.
Greenobin offers free service as well as Premium services. (which includes, training,
customized bins, etc.)
Green Power Systems
Green Power Systems (GPS Renewables Pvt. Ltd.) is a waste management
technology firm. GPS custom builds units for an unsegregated waste ecosystem. The
inaugural products, BioOrja and Biowaste Shredder, are arguably the first waste-to-
energy solution for urban India. GPS intends to enable any urban establishment to
have an economically viable waste-to-energy solutions.
Let’s Recycle
It is an initiative of NEPRA Resource management Pvt. Ltd., a social enterprise that
operates in segment of Dry Waste Management and Recycling, where it collects Dry
Waste from Waste generators and segregates the recyclables and sends to
authorized recyclers. It currently provides employment to 302 employees, comprising
of 76 women. It has ragpickers of 1076. It provides environmental benefit- diverted
over 3000+ MT towards recycling.
A Useless Device For Someone Can Turn Into A Useful Device For Another, Namo
E-waste Mantra
According to the United Nations report – the world generated 44.7 million tonnes of
electronic waste in 2016 — equivalent to the weight of some 4,500 Eiffel Towers.
And, our country’s contribution to it was 2 million tonnes making India the fifth most
e-waste producing country, after US, China, Japan and Germany. The problem is
that e-waste recycling mechanism in India is next to nil, and NAMO E-waste
Company hopes to change that.
Started back in 2014 by Akshay Jain, a 28-year-old from New Delhi specialising in
the waste management, today NAMO E-waste Company is helping ineffective e-
waste management of 70 per cent of the total e-waste generated in the country and
is helping reduce the e-waste load. The company collects e-waste from 12 states
and union territories – Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh,
Karnataka, Mumbai, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, then
segregates the collected waste and provides comprehensive and complete
recycling services to get rid of electronic wastes. The company also segregates the
waste and usable devices are refurbished, which are then sold through online
marketplaces and a dealers’ network.
Moreover, the waste that is of no use is broken to extract commodities like copper,
aluminium, iron, etc. are then sold to foundries, factories that produce metal
castings.
GEM Enviro Management Recycling Waste Into T-shirts, Caps, Bags And More
India generates over 62 million tonnes of garbage in a year, out of which a
whopping 85 per cent is recyclable. But the problem is that we just recycle 22-28%
per cent of the waste. Whiffing a business opportunity, the friends – Dinesh Parikh,
Sachin Sharma, and Aditya Parikh started GEM Enviro Management in 2013.
What do they do? The company collects pre- and post-consumer packaging waste
such as plastic bottles, wrappers, plastic packaging from factories, offices, hotels,
motels, and institutes and converts it into products such as T-shirts, caps, bags, soft
toys, apparels and blankets. Today the company has the presence in Delhi NCR,
Mumbai and Bengaluru and has successfully transformed 6,056 tonnes of waste in
the last five years. Company’s client base includes biggies like Bisleri, Pepsi, Cipla,
IDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, and Google.
What makes ExtraCarbon different is their working model – the users who opt for
their services can either opt for payment in cash or points in return of the scarp they
will be selling to the company. The points earned can be further used to top-up their
mobile phone or DTH services, pay electricity bills, buy products and groceries, or
Paytm credits.
Today the company is helping more than 41,000 users to go green in eight cities of
India including Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Manesar,
Lucknow and Ludhiana.
The company is dealing in two types of segments – Product based (using trash and
converting it into useful decorative pieces) and service-based (fixing non-working
items) for people. Their presence is both online and offline and they deal with
goodies made out of trash.
As of date, Scarpshala has successfully recycled more than 20,000 plastic bottles
and around 10,000 kilograms of waste.
Till date, the company has reached to more than 7 lakh people and has recycled 1
lakh kilograms of waste and is currently present in Chennai, Trivandrum and
Coimbatore.
If we don’t take waste management seriously now then by 2030 India will need a
landfill as big as Bengaluru to dump all our waste. So, the next time you decide to
pop the waste in the bin without thinking, stop and think of what you can do to
reduce the waste burden of the planet.