Strategic Action Plan - International Environmental Technology Centre

ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPOST COLLECTION
AND MANAGEMENT CENTRE (CCMC)
Target:
‣ To form an Environmental Awareness Centre (EAC)
‣ To strengthen existing and on-going PMC initiatives such as Chakachak
Mission
‣ To support new PMC awareness initiatives
Lead Agency: PMC
Support Agency: ISWM Cell, NGOs, Schools and Residential welfare,
society associations and industry associations like MCCIA
Location (Suggested): This project will be implemented at the city level.
Description: In order to achieve the final vision of reducing waste
reaching the landfill sites, the decentralized treatment processes need to be
promoted. Put of 1093 MTPD of MSW being generated, 710 MTPD is wet
waste which can be treated effectively through biological treatment
processes. Aerobic and vermi-composting are two predominant types of
waste processing systems. The availability of markets for the sake of
compost generated through these processes in a major hindrance for wide
scale application of this techniques. The ambiguity in the quality of compost
in absence of well-defined guidelines further aggravates the problem.
Hence a dedicated and structured approach is necessary in order to assess
the potential of this methodology. The entire consultancy project will
require a detailed assessment of the various existing decentralized compost
plants n order to assess the supply potential. Further studies will be needs to
estimate the market trends for analyzing the demand.
No specific guidelines exist over the quality of compost generated through
the process. Realizing the possible applications of manure usage in organic
farming, clear guidelines need to be set in order to define the quality of
compost. Enrichment studies should be promoted to enhance the quality
and the certification needs and procedures required for Organic Farming
need to be thoroughly reviewed. This will help in benchmarking the quality
of compost and promoting the same in case of market potential.
Budget (Estimated): Rs 1 Million
Timeframe (Estimated): 12 months
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
SCHEME 4
Links to other ISWM Pune Schemes:
‣ Formation of Integrated Solid Waste
Management Cell (ISWM Cell) and
website
‣ Conducting Awareness Programmes
for Business and Community
‣ Imparting Awareness and Training for
BMW management
‣ Introducing Award Schemes
‣ Initiating Schools Involvement in
Waste Management
‣ Improving Festival Waste
Management
‣ Improving Health and Safety of PMC
workers, rag-pickers and citizens in the
proximity of landfills
Benefits
G3 O3
• Markets for compost can be found
• Use of compost as an organic manure
would help preventing the harm to the
environment due to prevention of use
of toxic chemical fertilizers
• Benefits from sale of compost
• Awareness about new markets such as
Organic Farming
ISWM Plan for Pune 156