Scientific management of household and industrial wastes is yet to find a place in India, but you just need to look at waste in a new light to unearth a Rs 6,128 crore opportunity
At the break of dawn, more than 100 laborers silently slip out of their modest dwellings in Noida to begin their day’s work.
With plastic bags hung loosely on their shoulders, these migrants from Bihar and West Bengal criss-cross the streets collecting 40 tons of garbage, which is only a small pie of the 300 tons of waste the city produces every day. Loading on to 80 manual rickshaws and 8 trucks running on bio-diesel, they dump the waste at the segregation site of Eco Wise, a company that specializes in waste management.
| DARE/estimates | |
| Delhi Solid Waste Market | |
| Solid waste generated in Delhi / day | 6,000 tons |
| Revenue from collection | |
| Each household monthly collection | |
| Quantity QuantityCollection Charge | 0.06 tons |
| Each household yearly collection | |
| Quantity Collection Charge Yearly collection Quantity | 0.72 tons 300 Rs / year 2,190,000 tons |
| Collection Revenue | Rs 91 Crore |
| Compost prepared from organic waste | |
| Quantity | 1,314,000 Ton Rs 5,000 |
| Revenue from sale of compost | Rs 657 Crore |
| Recyclable from waste Quantity | 547,500 Ton Rs 5,000 |
| Revenue from sale of recyclables | Rs 274 Crore |
| TOTAL SIZE OF OPPORTUNITY IN DELHI | Rs 1,022 Crore |
Brainchild of 25-year old entrepreneur, Manik Thapar, Eco Wise was started two years ago. The idea came from a project on waste management undertaken by Thapar while studying for his MBA in the US. “I realized the business potential in waste management and decided that on returning to India, I will start the business myself.” Thus Thapar set up Eco Wise. The company covers the full cycle of the waste management, business, which involves solid waste collection, transportation, segregation, treatment and disposal. At his treatment plant, he converts organic waste into compost to be sold in the open market, while recyclable materials are sold to companies who need it.
Starting by covering two housing blocks equaling 3,800 households, today Thapar covers 20,000 houses, two malls and one hotel. This converts to about 40 tons of garbage, out of which, 60% is organic waste, 25% is recyclable and 15% is inert.
The Business
Solid waste management is a relatively new concept in India, compared to the west where it is a highly organized business. The typical business model involves collection, transportation, segregation, treatment and disposal of waste. And there is opportunity hidden in each step. So, while planning a business in waste management, an entrepreneur may consider either offering end-to-end solution or focusing on one segment.
Unfortunately, in most developing countries including India, waste management mostly means picking up waste from residential and industrial areas and dumping it at landfill sites. Waste collection is usually done on a contract basis. For instance, resident welfare associations and municipal corporations pay a certain amount of money to a contractor for collecting garbage daily and disposing it off in a landfill. “In Delhi, landfills are in a terrible state. In fact, in our country, most landfills are merely dumping grounds,” says Satish Sinha, Associate Director, ToxicLink, an environmental NGO. In Delhi, three private companies – Delhi Waste Management, AG Enviro and Metro Waste – collect, transport and dump waste at landfill sites, which are located at Okhla, Gazipur and Bhalaswa. Landfill sites in Bhalaswa and Gazipur are almost saturated. “We collect 1,200 tons of waste every day and cover central and south zone,” says S K Chadha, GM, Delhi Waste Management, a subsidiary of Subhash Projects. An ideal landfill has to be properly designed depending on the type of waste being disposed of. A well-designed landfill is hygienic while a badly designed one could be a pollutant and result in the release of greenhouse gases. It could even pollute ground water and surface water.
Another method of waste management is by incineration. This involves conversion of waste into energy through burning. In countries like Japan, Sweden and Denmark, huge quantities of waste is converted into energy, primarily because of scarcity of land for creating landfills. Setting up a waste-to-energy plant may make sense in a power-deficient country like India. According to the Planning Commission, there is a potential of 2,700 MWe of power generation from urban and industrial waste in the country. The eleventh five year plan even targets 400 MW of power generation from wastes.
Recycling is another element of waste management and is carried out after segregation of the garbage. Once organic and inert waste has been removed, what remains is recyclable material, mostly PET bottles, cold drink cans, paper cartons and certain types of plastic products. These are sold to companies who recycle such products.
In most western economies, segregation of waste is done at the household level and there are fines imposed for mixing organic and recyclable waste. But in India, where a majority of people do not even know the difference between green and blue trash cans kept on road sides, manual segregation at the collectors’ end becomes an important step in the process.
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written by Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, August 25, 2010
written by Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, August 25, 2010
written by Manik Thapar, July 23, 2010
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manik Thapar
written by Manik Thapar, July 23, 2010
Those of you who are interested in learning more about Eco Wise and the waste management industry can visist:
http://eco-wise.blogspot.com/
Regards Manik Thapar
written by Dr. Megha Mullick, March 05, 2010
written by Jagadish, December 05, 2009
written by M.S.Thakar, July 26, 2009
written by Prashant Gudsoorkar, July 25, 2009
WHO CAN BUY ?
IT Parks & SEZs, Residential Complexes, Townships, Hotels, Industrial Canteens, Fruit & Vegetable markets, Large temples
INPUT TO THE UNIT
Either of the below :-
Direct canteen / household waste, Cut / uncut fruits & vegetables, Dry leaves, Twigs, Flowers, Paper, Grass, Weeds, Organic biosludge, etc.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS & PROCESS IN BRIEF
1. Processes any biodegradable wet or dry organic waste as mentioned above and immediately denatures it !
2. The smallest machine with 600 kg capacity per 8-9 hrs has a batch size of 26 kgs and the 3 ton capacity unit has a batch size of 127 kgs.
3. The process involves feeding the organic waste into the unit, along with a small amount of culture (powder) - typically, 25 - 35 gms for a 26 kg batch.
4. If the input is very wet in nature, some absorbent like sawdust or dry leaves has to be added to the input. (This additive is not required once you get the composted manure after the initial 15 day curing process - the dry manure itself can be used as an absorbent additive.)
5. The unit is run for 15 mins after which the waste is completely denatured and odor free. It does not attract any rodents, birds or animals. The wet / moist mud-like output is then spread out as heaps and left for curing. A roof is advised during monsoons so that the curing process is not affected.
6. Typically composting gets completed within 10-12 days and the final product is a highly fertile organic soil enricher.
Please refer the attached e- brochure.
WE ALSO OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL (TOWN LEVEL) NON HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.
Thanks & Best Regards
Prashant Gudsoorkar
+91 9373306463
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