Indian cities generate a massive amount of waste, most of which is dumped onto the open ground. Mumbai alone produces more than 10,000 tons of waste per day. Besides being an environmental travesty, waste pickers scavenge through the debris, searching for useful materials that can be sold or repurposed.
Sampurn(e)arth, a social enterprise start-up, is working to change how waste is managed, or unmanaged, in Mumbai by sorting waste at its source and "decentralizing waste management." The company separates wet and dry waste, and then transforms the wet waste into cooking gas and organic fertilizer at a biogas plant. The dry waste is then recycled.
What I find most powerful about Sampurn(e)arth's project is that it has partnered with Stree Mukti Sanganatha (Women's Liberation Organization), which includes an organization of female waste pickers. These waste pickers are trained to sort the waste and operate the biogas and composting systems. The benefits to these women appear to be manyfold - the organization pays them a living wage, social insurance, safe working conditions, and a livelihood that is not only dignified and empowering, but also improves the urban environment.
To read more click here. Visit Sampurn(e)arth's website here.
Sampurn(e)arth, a social enterprise start-up, is working to change how waste is managed, or unmanaged, in Mumbai by sorting waste at its source and "decentralizing waste management." The company separates wet and dry waste, and then transforms the wet waste into cooking gas and organic fertilizer at a biogas plant. The dry waste is then recycled.
What I find most powerful about Sampurn(e)arth's project is that it has partnered with Stree Mukti Sanganatha (Women's Liberation Organization), which includes an organization of female waste pickers. These waste pickers are trained to sort the waste and operate the biogas and composting systems. The benefits to these women appear to be manyfold - the organization pays them a living wage, social insurance, safe working conditions, and a livelihood that is not only dignified and empowering, but also improves the urban environment.
To read more click here. Visit Sampurn(e)arth's website here.
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