Highlights
- India generates 62 million tonnes of garbage every year
- More than 45 million tonnes of waste in India remain untreated
- To meet goal of clean India by 2019, it is important to tackle the waste
India is slowly drowning in its own garbage. The rate at which India is currently generating waste, it is estimated that by 2030, the country will need a landfill almost as big as the city of Bengaluru to dump its waste. Urban areas alone generate around 62 million tonnes of garbage every single year, making India the third largest garbage generator in the world. However, the real issue is not waste generation but the fact that more than 45 million tonnes of waste in India remain untreated. To truly understand the magnitude of that, imagine 3 million trucks piled with untreated garbage. The staggering figures establish the fact that our waste management system is flawed and needs an overhaul.
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If we need to meet the goal of a ‘Clean India’ by 2019 then waste management issues should be dealt with urgently. Providing inspiration, here are 5 innovative ways waste is being managed across from across the world.
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1. Meet Mr Trash Wheel From USA
Make way for Mr Trash Wheel
This solar and water powered trash cleaner collects litter and debris flowing down the Baltimore River. In the last 3 years this wonder machine has removed 1.1 million pounds of garbage from the river. This includes 372,650 plastic bottles and 8.9 million cigarette buds. Baltimore’s success with Mr. Trash Wheel is huge. The harbor is cleaner than it has been in decades and the credit goes to this eco-friendly machine that is powered by both, the sun and the strong river current.
So how does this work?
The river’s current provides power to turn the water wheel of this machine that then acts as a robot to pick up trash and debris from the water. Once collected, the trash is deposited into a dumpster barge which is built into this machine. When the water current isn’t strong enough to power the machine, an attached solar panel provides solar power.
Mr Trash Wheel is the perfect example of a how simplicity can be the key to brilliance!
2. Make Way For BigBelly And SmartBelly Bins From Australia: Gone are the days of good-old garbage bins that only helped in storage. The world is getting smarter! While most people are grappling with growing waste and litter woes, it seems Australia has found the perfect solution with the Bigbelly Solar compactor bins and SmartBelly bins. These bins are smart enough to create extra space for garbage when the bin is full and even segregate the waste automatically at the point of collection. The SmartBelly bin is also Compostable Friendly.
Each bin has 600 litres of capacity which means it can hold upto eight times the volume of common street litter bins or five times the volume of your average 120-litre wheelie bin.
The working of these bins is quite simple. BigBelly works with power from the sun. As garbage fills up, special sensors placed inside these bins are triggered, resulting in up to five times more garbage storage space. So, how does that help? More garbage space means fewer collection trips, lower costs and fewer emissions.
That’s the smart BigBelly bin
The SmartBelly Bin separates and monitors the collection levels of your recyclables at the point of collection itself. It also helps in the process of composting. The end result – Most of the waste gets treated.
That’s the Smart BigBelly Bin
One of the major advantages of these bins is that they connect individual bins to garbage collectors that results in a more efficient management of waste.
3. Germany Is Showing The World How To Deal With The Plastic Menace
Germany’s step towards greener and happier future
Leaf Republic, a company in Germany takes inspiration from India, but with a twist. They produce plates made of leaves. Yes, you heard it right! After 3 years of extensive research, the company introduced ‘Leaf Plates’ in order to deal with the growing issues of plastic pollution. These plates are entirely made of leaves and the company claimed that not a single tree was cut in the production of these plates. The plates cost 50 cents each and are 100 percent biodegradable. The company has sourced the special creeper leaves from India and the packaging is inspired by the Asian tradition of stitching the leaves into plates.
There are eco-conscious companies in India too who are trying to make such eco-friendly and biodegradable plates but the trend still needs to catch on.
4. Brazil Shows How To Redecorate Your House By Reusing Plastic Bottles
Did you know a plastic bottle can take up to 1000 years to decompose? So what if the next time you have an empty bottle, you use it to beautify your house, instead of throwing it away. Brazilian design studio Rosenbaum in Brazil did exactly that as they started helping people redecorate their houses using plastic bottles.
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5. Columbia Is Giving Rewards To People For Giving Back Their Plastic Waste
Who doesn’t like winning the lottery? Colombia built on this idea and completely changed the way citizens managed their garbage. They implemented a scheme where anyone who recycled their plastic was rewarded. The country produces around 28,800 tonnes of solid waste per day, with 10,000 tonnes of this waste being generated in the main cities of Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla. They knew they had a serious garbage problem to deal with, and that’s when the authorities came up with the idea of ECOBOT (Reverse Vending Machine) – A recycling initiative that encourage people to recycle their waste.
The Vending Machines were installed in popular locations like shopping malls, institutions and public spaces, and every time someone deposits a plastic bottle or the caps, they receive restaurant coupons or movie tickets or simply shopping dollars. All the plastic that the vending machine collects is then sent to recycling plants instead of landfills.
The ‘Rewards for Recycling’ idea is also being tried in India and Mumbai is the first city to get a ‘Swachh Bharat Recycling Machine.’ Till now, the machines, installed at a few railway stations, have been hugely successful among the city’s commuters.
Kumar
April 15, 2017 at 12:03 am
Interesting one to use alternative to plastic to help reduce garbage
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/ditch-plastic-spoons-5-eco-friendly-alternatives/story-waeW6vFTuP2MCklr7BAQgP.html
Plastic bottle recycling Machine
May 5, 2017 at 7:56 am
The Reverse Wending machine is one idea India has successfully borrowed from the rest of the world. Now its upto the how well these machines can be incentivised. Levels of replication and sustained incentives will be the difference.
Christopher Gyan-Mensah
July 11, 2018 at 2:14 pm
Please can you send me details on the Reverse Wending Machine. kojoansah39@gmail.com +2332007877774
Binay Krishna Maity
May 30, 2017 at 3:35 pm
I have developed a plastic carry bag recycling machine using which we can produce plastic wire from plastic carry bag. So we can reduce the air, soil and sight pollution using this machine. I just need a company who can by my technology and produce this machine for use to reduce pollution and generate self employment.
Nitin Shirbhate
September 1, 2017 at 8:16 pm
That is a great idea. Please send me the details. contact +91-9822196099 or email n_shirbhate@hotmail.com
Kuna
October 19, 2017 at 10:58 am
Please send me details on this contact nelsonkuna9@gmail.com. Really need to look into the detail.
Kuna.
Hansa Pardiwala
November 14, 2017 at 7:51 am
Please send us the details on haridhartiecosolutions@gmail.com
Ahmed M. Shehata
December 26, 2017 at 2:18 pm
I’m a mechanical engineer who can apply this idea in my country. We- me and my colleagues- trying this project and your machine idea looks great. we need the machine idea in more details and how it works, we will be glad to share success with you, because this field now is richer than before.
Raj
February 23, 2018 at 1:02 pm
Hi Krishna,
It is a Great Idea, Can you please provide me with the details Contact +91-7989663932 or email 4u.nataraj@gmail.com
ASHOKAN.S
July 3, 2018 at 10:04 am
Hi Binary Krishna Maity,
That is good idea. We are a leading manufacturing company and you may send your proposal, product details to my mail ID ashokan@salzergroup.com, Mobile – 09894662672
Binay Krishna Maity
August 29, 2018 at 10:51 am
Thank you very much for the interest to my device. I want to sale my technology to any organization who can produce the device and make my dream true to recycle the plastic waste. I have also some innovative designs of toys as handicraft items using these wires applying knot technology.
If any organization want to buy my technology then please contact my address below:-
Binay Krishna Maity
Uchitpur
Kerur
Sabang
Paschim Medinipur
West Bengal
India
721155
maitybinay@yahoo.in
+918391903808
moohnish purswani
August 21, 2018 at 3:54 pm
Hello Binay, Kindly send me the details on moohnishpurswani@gmail.com. We can help you in multiple ways.
Best,
Moohnish Purswani
Himanshu khanna
August 10, 2017 at 3:06 pm
please provide the details of your projects at my email id – himanshukhanna166@gmail.com so we can move furthur on it.
For Binay Krishna Maity
regards
himanshu khanna 7217210066
Michael
October 28, 2017 at 3:47 pm
Brilliant ideas!! That is a very significant idea. It’s beneficial and exciting. Thanks for sharing.
mintu
January 8, 2018 at 4:48 pm
please send me the details regarding this machine.Great idea
Rajesh Chaudhary
January 8, 2018 at 10:26 pm
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Mujtaba Bashir
January 17, 2018 at 7:36 pm
Dear Rajesh Ji,
Hope you are fine.
I think it would be better if you put your efforts in Jammu and Kashmir also.
Urban Local Bodies Kashmir had already floated Request for Proposal (RFP) for the same for i think at least six clusters.
Hope you will contact to Directorate of ULB Kashmir.
Regards
Mujtaba Bashir
christopher Gyan-Mensah
July 11, 2018 at 2:20 pm
Hello Mr.Rajesh Chaudhary ,
Please in Ghana and will be glad we can connect and look at ways to establishment in Ghana.please me some details kojoansah39@gmail.com +233542538832
Rajani.R
July 16, 2018 at 4:14 pm
Please send the details about your technology. we are from Vijayawada, ap.
moohnish purswani
August 21, 2018 at 3:58 pm
Hello Mr. Chaudhary, Please mail me the details on moohnishpurswani@gmail.com.
Abhineet
August 29, 2018 at 4:24 pm
Sir then how would you implement it on large scale? I mean how to use it such that it could reduce the yearly plastic generation to such extent that it would be considerably better?
Sumit Kumar
September 23, 2018 at 5:39 pm
please provide the details of your projects at my email id – kumar047@rediff.com so we can move further on it.
Regards,Sumit Kumar #9643200682
Pushkar Singh
November 23, 2018 at 12:09 am
Dear Rajesh ji,
Hope you’re fine.
Please mail me the details about your technology at pushkarpundir007@gmail.com
8979471088
Ashwini
January 10, 2019 at 10:07 pm
Dear Rajesh,
Could you please share the details of your technology on ashwinii.gadkar@gmail.com
I am interested in knowing how exactly the various type of waste is handled.
Ishika
December 27, 2020 at 4:35 pm
Hello Mr.Rajesh, can you please send me details of your tech to me on @ishika.khatri2707@gmail.com ?
Would be really thankful if you do, as I am looking for something like this for a prospective executable project backed by the govt..
Thanks
Syed Hassan
January 25, 2021 at 1:40 am
i am interested in your technology. can discussed at whatsapp +923072757296
Shiva
February 13, 2021 at 1:38 pm
Could you please share the details of your technology?
My mail: nagasivasami@gmail.com
Raveendran
January 23, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Dear Mr.Rajesh
Kindly send the details of your method to us as we have good quantity of nondegradable waste generated in our operations.
SHIVAM
March 29, 2018 at 12:35 pm
3rd one it is not taken as inspiration from India it is indeed directly copied from India. The leaf plates were discovered in India from the time when Germany was not even developed
Kannan S
May 22, 2018 at 7:56 pm
HI
Hope you are doing good
I need some help about waste management project ideas I really interested on that but i didn’t get any idea about that. so can you give some help.
Binay Krishna Maity
August 28, 2018 at 8:20 am
Thank you very much for the interest to my device.
I want to sale my technology to any manufacturing company who can produce the device.
I am also trying to utilise the product generated from my device in craft sector. I have developed some innovative designs of toys as handicraft items using these wires applying knot technology. This may also be a business area. I want also sale the process of making of these handicraft items to any design making organization
Binay Krishna Maity
August 31, 2018 at 10:53 am
All for you who have interest to conduct the project of waste management using my technology please contact my address below. I will provide technology to produce wire and to produce handicraft items using these wires applying knot technology.
Binay Krishna Maity
Uchitpur
Kerur
Sabang
Paschim Medinipur
West Bengal
India
721155
maitybinay@yahoo.in
+918391903808
mehak
January 3, 2021 at 9:29 pm
Can you share the details of project/ method on email-mehakgoel91@gmail.com
Ghulam Ali
March 18, 2019 at 11:58 am
Dear Rajesh Chaudhary,
Please share the technology details on ghulam.ali@icimod.org. we will be happy to promote your technology.
Kind regards
Sarisa Naga Mohan Kumar
October 14, 2020 at 7:17 pm
Hai sir
I am volunteer of Andhra pradesh,East godavari,Rajahmundry-533101
We are motivate the public to avoid plastic and implement the two bin system.bcoz we are serving the public to door by door…And public also here positive response but they are all asking one thing give a second dust bin..????????
srinvias murthy
February 9, 2021 at 1:29 pm
We are from Waste is Gold Technology, we convert municipal waste to organic compost which can be used as fertilizer, and the Indian Govt is also promoting municipal compost and offering some subsidy. Our technology is approved by NGT and pollution control Board of Karnataka, our technology converts within 8 hours without burning and using any kind of chemicals in it. We have recently finished our demo session at one of the government department called Karnataka Compost Development Corporation – http://www.kcdc.com, we have implemented our units at various apartments in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mangalore, and Manipal University. Interested people/business partner and others can approach me for further details at ( Srinivas Murthy – s_murthy@wasteisgold.com / Whatsapp at 9113915713)