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CASE STUDY
Households (HHs), providing agencies provided their offer Management Project has been
service for composting, is above the base price fixed formed.
including community by CKC.
composting and management D. The Project
of Material Collection C. Scientific advancement Implementation Manual
Facility (MCF) and resource through KSWMP (PIM)
recovery facility (RRF). The The total solid waste The objective of the
HKS members are provided generation in Kerala is PIM is to detail the
with personal protection estimated at 3.7 million operational mechanisms
equipment (PPE) Kits and tons annually. Of the total and implementation
are empowered to collect a waste generated, the total arrangements for the Project
set user-fee from HHs and share of biodegradable to provide detailed guidance
institutions for bio and non- and non-biodegradable for Local Self Government
biodegradable waste. waste (NBDW) is at 69% Department (LSGD),
and 31 % respectively. The Suchitwa Mission, the PMU,
The process involves primary biodegradable waste (BDW) and the participating ULBs in
segregation of waste using has a moisture content of executing and implementing
two-bin approach for bio- about 70%. It is estimated that various components of the
degradable waste (BDW) only 20% of the BDW is treated Project. It describes the
and non-bio degradable at household or community implementation processes
waste (NBDW) at source. levels, and the remaining 80%
As regards bio-waste, bio- is not properly treated and and provides the technical
guidelines,
operational
bins at households’ level, disposed. Similarly, about
composting at the community 60% of the NBDW is dumped procedures and reporting
requirements. As this is an
level through Thumburmuzhi illegally or burned, while the
(TM), window, other remaining waste is collected operational document for
the Project, the PIM can be
aerobic processes have informally by rag-pickers.
been instrumental in a de- A minor fraction is recycled revised during the Project,
centralised mode. Similarly, at the community level. The with the approval of the
segregated NBDW is collected State has no engineered concerned authorities to
at prescribed interval of time landfills and/or centralised provide for any additional
requirements/changes
that
(as per HKS calendar) and is waste management facilities
brought to the mini MCF and for municipal waste. may be necessitated during
the project implementation
further separation of bio and Consequently, a major
non-bio waste which is then proportion of municipal period. There is a separate
taken to MCF and for RRF waste is openly dumped in PIM for procurement of goods
for recovery of waste leaving public spaces, low-lying lands and equipments that are
aside reusable waste. A total and water bodies, resulting in expected to be purchased by
of more than 1,100 Mini MCFs creation of numerous illegal ULBs based on a SWM plan.
have been established across open dumpsites that pose Part – II – KSWMP’s
the state. The ULBs have serious environment and SWM intervention in the
entered into an agreement public health hazards. In financial capital of Kerala,
with Clean Kerala Company order to address these issues,
(CKC) to collect the materials a scientific approach has been the Kochi city
from RRF. ULBs can enter into adopted and a specialised A: Brief Introduction of
an agreement with private Institution Kerala Solid Waste Kochi the city
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