Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Government of India

WASTE
EXCHANGE
Garbage to Gold
 WASTE MANAGEMENT - ISSUES

Littering and Open Dumping Waste collection and segregation

Waste Transportation Waste Disposal

Problem Waste Process
Benefits Implementation Challenges
Description Exchange Description
 PROJECTIONS ON WASTE GENERATION IN INDIA

300 MT 1400 km2

60 MT 300 km2

2016 2047 2016 2047

MSW generated Landfill requirement

Data Source: TERI
Problem Waste Process
Benefits Implementation Challenges
Description Exchange Description
 LINEAR ECONOMY vs CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Problem Waste Process

Benefits Implementation Challenges
Description Exchange Description
 WASTE EXCHANGE

Problem Waste Process

Benefits Implementation Challenges
Description Exchange Description
 GOALS OF WASTE EXCHANGE

full economic
potential of waste

Knowledge 300 tonnes

sharing

health and
environment

7 kwh
Problem Waste Process Implementati
Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
 PROCESS FLOW CHART

Waste Waste
Generator User

Lists Items
for Auction Yes
Exchange Check
Register for Bid
Portal Eligibility

Completion of Auction Winner Pays to Exchange

Transportation from
Buyer to Seller

Yes Both parties No

satisfied by
Transaction

Payment made by Exchange to Seller Exchange helps settle Grievances

Problem Waste Process Implementati

Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
 ROLE OF EXCHANGE

Secure
Adherence to Transactions
Standard Rules

Price
Discovery

Knowledge
Sharing Storage
Facilities

Problem Waste Process Implementati

Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
 VALUE ADDITION TO STAKE HOLDERS

• Revenue
• Low cost raw
Generation
materials
• Lower waste
• Information
disposal costs
exchange
• Green image

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wastage ,Carbo
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• Strengthened
• Social Clashes
local bodies
• Ragpickers
Problem Waste Process Implementati
Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
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 MOBILE APP PAYMENT MODEL

Problem Waste Process Implementat

Description Exchange Description Benefits ion
Challenges
 CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS - I

Capacity Building
• Lack of awareness
• Technical & Legal Trainings, Grievance redressal

Economic Issues
• Fair Price Discovery
• Auction model, fraud detection

Operational Issues
• smooth transactions , Institutional arrangements
• Network linking and Industrial Ecology

Problem Waste Process Implementati

Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
 CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS - II

Matching Mechanism
• Demand Supply Mismatch
• GIS mapping of sites

Regulatory Barriers
• Certain wastes subject to strong regulations
• Single Window Operations, simple procedures

Local Bodies
• Fund /resource constraints
• Strengthening local bodies

Sustainability
• Financial Profitability
• Build cost effective/profitable model for all

Problem Waste Process Implementati

Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
 THE CONVERGENCE MODEL

Problem Waste Process Implementati

Description Exchange Description Benefits on
Challenges
 “ Waste is nothing but the resources
we are not harvesting.
We allow them to disperse because
we’ve been ignorant of their value.”

“Why to TRASH it …
when you can CASH it ”