Strategic Action Plan - International Environmental Technology Centre

Name of Scheme
Private Partnerships in the
Current Waste Collection
System
Design and Launch of a
Comprehensive
Awareness Campaign on
ISWM
Taming Consumption of
Non-biodegradable
Plastic
Imparting Awareness and
Training for BMW
Management
Establishment of
Standardized Guidelines
for
Operating
Decentralised Treatment
Plants
Introducing Industry -
University Partnerships
Establishment of an
ISWM Cell
Strengthening of PMC
Rag picker Co-operatives
Description
Private partnerships would help to overcome some of the problems in
solid waste management like, Community resistance both towards source
segregation as well as setting up of centralized treatment and/or disposal
facility, paucity of Funds, lack of Adequate space for setting up
centralized treatment and disposal facilities, lack of adequate
technological know-how.
To cope with all these waste related issues and manage the waste
properly there is a need of technological, financial and environmental
expertise. But even with highest level of technology the problem will not
be solved if the citizens have not been informed in proper manner about
all these systems. This scheme focuses on introduction of structured
awareness programmes about waste and waste related issues for various
stakeholders.
Film packaging and polymer plastic bags are the major contributors to the
plastic waste being dumped into municipal solid waste stream. Consumer
behavior and pattern is one of the key players in the overall usage of
plastic bags. This scheme enlists the possible recycling potential of plastic
waste and investigates the use of biodegradable plastics and its
implementation with reference to Pune.
Currently some amount of BMW is mixed with MSW, thus leading to
potential health risks. This happens due to the lack of awareness on BMW
and the required training to carry out the handling and storage of BMW
that can lead to disaster any time if the infectious waste or BMW is
improperly handled, stored, transported or processed. This schemes
focuses on the awareness raising and training programmes to the BMW
generators.
Several wet waste treatment methodologies exists in the market. However,
there are no guidelines on the quality, design and operation as well as
maintenance of such plants. This is one of the key problems in
implementation of decentralised waste treatment.
This is a scheme To evaluate the decentralised treatment technology
procedures and establish standardized procedures for Decentralised
Treatment Plants
In the context of Solid Waste Management, several technological
interventions are needed at every level/step of waste management. This
scheme focuses on introducing areas where Industry – University (I/U)
partnerships can be taken up in the field of solid waste management for
Pune.
The target of this scheme is to formulate an Integrated Solid Waste
Management Cell for Pune to assist PMC as an institutional body for
managing the wastes. An ISWM Website is also proposed in scheme. This
website will work as an information portal for Pune’s waste management
aspects
To promote the segregation and sorting of waste, PMC has adopted the
policy of institutionalizing rag-pickers. Strengthening the rag pickers will
help PMC achieve its Policy objectives. Some of the objectives of this
scheme include imparting vocational training to the ragpickers
cooperatives and providing incentive and benefits to such cooperatives.
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