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Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste and Increased Livelihoods for Sarthak Karmis (SKs) in partnership with Bhopal Municipal Corporation

The project aims at increasing socio-economic status of 2000 rag pickers and improve plastic waste management in 70 wards of Bhopal Municipal Cooperation.
Project Objectives:
1. Develop a sustainable system for proper plastic waste management in 70 wards of Bhopal, ensuring the co processing of plastic waste.
2. Increase socio-economic status of 2000 rag pickers families.
3. Establishing vermi-composting and paper bag and cotton making unit.
4. Making Bhopal a plastic free city as a sustainable model.
The project activities will be carried out in a phased manner to ensure that set targets are achieved within the stipulated time frame. Door to Door collection of household waste will be institutionalized in 35 wards of Bhopal.
The project will develop mechanisms for door to door collection of non- biodegradable waste and introducing measures for handling of non- biodegradable waste, including compression of plastic and transportation for recycling.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Sarthak Samudayik Vikas Avam Jan Kalyan Sanstha

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 5

Grant Amount:

US$ 48,112.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 50,247.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 32,413.00

Project Number:

IND/SGP/OP5/Y3/CC/STAR/2014/55/MP05

Start Date:

12/2014

End Date:

12/2016

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Both print and audio visual media will be used to promote the activities of the project. The project will be widely covered through newspapers and television. A number of write ups about the project will be printed in both local as well as national newspapers. Press releases will be made for important activities. The project will seek assistance of the media in conducting rallies, street plays, exhibitions, public meeting and seminars.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Orientation will be provided to the staff regarding the project objectives and activities regarding waste management. Regular workshops, meetings and discussions will be organized with BMC, RWAs, SPCB and other bodies. Proper strategies will be developed regarding the plastic waste management. Rag pickers federation will be formed at project level. Project will constitute a project steering committee containing 10-12 members to review the progress of the project.

Gender Focus

Rag pickers will be sensitized to form SHGs and open bank accounts in order to ensure regular savings. 2000 rag pickers will be identified to operate in 35 selected wards. Proper mechanism will be established to ensure that plastic waste is recycled through sale to cement factories and paper waste will be recycled into paper bags and wet waste is recycled through vermin- composting. RWAs will actively participate to ensure solid waste management. Leaders, religious persons, social workers, teacher will be involved in carrying out the project activities. Each rag picker will cover 100-125 households. The project will provide garbage collection bags, cycle rickshaw and garbage collection.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The beneficiaries are not indigenous community.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims to increase socio-economic status of 2000 rag pickers and improve plastic waste management in 70 wards of Bhopal Municipal Corporation. The project develop mechanism for door to door collection of non biodegradable waste and introducing measures for handling of non-biodegradable waste, including compression of plastic and transportation for recycling. The NGO has established 5 collection centres on infrastructure allocated by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), where plastic waste is collected then bailed and supplied to cement factories. Vermi composting, paper bag and cotton making unit will be established. The aim is to make Bhopal a plastic free city.

Policy Impact

The project is supported by Bhopal Municipal Corporation and MP Pollution Control Board, Department of Housing and Environment, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh that collected plastic recyclable waste and transported to the cement factories. Links are being established with Residential Welfare Associations (RWA) civil societies, activists and environmentalists, Urban Development Department, corporate, school, colleges, students and builders. The policies of the project will be used by the government for replication of the project in other states.

Capacity - Building Component

Training will be given to rag pickers regarding their interpersonal communication and their role in the project. Exposure visit will be organized for the staff to show them the activities of the rag pickers and the current waste management system of Municipal Corporation. Awareness generation will be done on plastic waste management. Selected rag pickers will be provided training on viable income generation activities. Rag pickers will be made aware about the various social welfare schemes.

Notable Community Participation

Youth groups will be involved in conducting the project activities.

Project Results

* Nearly 4200 Mts of plastic bags have been collected, re-processed as fuel pellets and used as fuel in 8 Cement Plants and saved nearly 12000 MTs of Carbon Emission from burning of plastic bags / waste.
* The plastic bags are collected by SKs and later all bags are sold to Sarthak @2.50 per kg., who in turn are bailing them into 100kgs bundles and later selling at @3.25 paisa per kg to cement done in the project. BMC, MPPCB, Urban Development Deptt. and other institutions and Environment Departments work in greater fraternity with the NGO.
* Nearly 410 SKs have been issued identity cards building an identity and ownership of the safai karamcharis (Sarthak Karmis) for keeping the city of Bhopal clean. The indentify cards issued by BMC and MPPCB.
* The Bhopal Muncipal Council has established a Plastic Collection and Waste Procuring Centre for effective working of the NGO.
* The NGO has been able to replicate the project in Indore and Devas where Sarthak is helping the muncipal councils in solid waste management.

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