Roundtable on Next Steps in Solid Waste Management in Gurugram Shubhra Puri, Founder Gurgaon First

Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety “For a long time, we have lived in denial as far as waste is concerned. It suffered from the syndrome out of sight, out of mind. We thought, once it is out of our household, the problem is “not ours”. And that waste was just indeed waste. Today, we recognise that waste is indeed “our problem” as its effects creep back to pollute the water we drink and the air we breathe. We recognise that waste can indeed be a resource. And most importantly, we recognise that all stakeholders have a role to play”. Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety

Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment Basic Data India generates 62 million tonnes of municipal solid waste every year. Nationally, per capita waste is growing by 5 per cent in volume terms every year. Per capita waste is increasing by 1.3 per cent annually. Gurugram’s solid waste generation has doubled in the last ten years, given the rising population. It generates 650 metric tonnes (MT) per day of solid waste. A family of four generates a little more than 2kg of waste in a day. As per MCG in September 2015, 71 per cent of waste generated in Gurugram is kitchen waste, while 17 per cent is recyclable and 12 per cent is inert. The projected solid waste generation of the city in 2021 is estimated to be 1,040 MT and in 2041 is to be 2,839 MT. Gurugram generates sizable quantities of other waste; C&D Waste estimated to be 700 tonnes per day, E-waste- 70,000 tonnes annually and biomedical waste – 1.5 tonnes per day as well as there is hazardous waste. Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment

Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment Solid Waste Facts: Historical Perspective So far has been a Centralised Approach … About over 90 per cent of the waste in mixed form is going to the landfill at Bandhwari. Since treatment plant at Bandhwari has been dysfunctional, the waste pile has become a health and management hazard. Waste is collected and disposed off at Bhandwari by contractors who have service contracts with the authorities. K L Envitech, Sulabh are some of the contractors. Contractors have permanent and outsourced staff. Authorities too have permanent and outsourced staff. MCG is the apex body for waste management. MCG has divided the city in four zones. It has workforce of 3,648 sanitary workers, including permanent and contractual. Some HUDA sectors have been taken over by MCG. Besides, private colonisers such as DLF, Unitech handle waste operations in their colonies. Some 16 colonies and condos have started segregation and composting and also channelizing other waste (e-waste) through authorised vendors. This has so far been without any incentives by government. In the Swachh Sarvekshan 2017 conducted under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Gurugram has showed some progress.  In 2015, the city was ranked 466 out of 476 cities; in 2016, it had ranked 36 out of 73 cities; and in 2017 it had ranked 112 out of 434 cities covered under the survey.  The Haryana Government has signed a contract with Ecogreen Energy on August 2107 for integrated solid waste management for Faridabad and Gurgaon. Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment

Contract with Ecogreen Energy The company has started door-to-door waste collection from the city on December 13 and expects to cover the entire city by March 2018. The plant will be able to generate over 10 MW of electricity from processed waste. A waste-to-energy will be set up at the site to process garbage produced daily by the two cities. The project will start generating electricity by June 2019. The plant will also produce compost. The cost of the project is Rs 430 crores out of which Rs 75 crores will be allocated under centre’s Swacch Bharat Mission. The project has achieved financial closure.

Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment Positive Moves by Administration…Last two years Earlier, the administration had promised encouragement and incentives for RWAs for local composting. A hand-holding grant for creating sheds for composting site has been announced. Exemption of house tax for up to 10 per cent for a period of five years is also being considered. Under the Haryana Building Code 2016, Haryana government has made it mandatory for all buildings to have solid waste management. Composting sites are being encouraged. Some of them are Ward 6 (Gaushala), and sector 15 ( part I), Sikandarpur, Nathupur. Another decentralised project coming up in Sikanderpur. Swachh App has also been launched to identify sites where garbage has been dumped. Waste portal and waste book launch has been some other initiatives Bio-remediation of Bandhwari landfill also began last year. Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment

Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment Actionable agenda Minimum waste to be dumped at the landfill. Waste burning needs to be stopped and air pollution due to waste (30 per cent) needs to be zero. Bandhwari mess is being cleaned, but more focussed bioremediation needed at the site with ground water monitoring index, leachate monitoring etc. Promote and encourage waste segregation at source. Waste management strategy that involves all stakeholders - authorities, bulk waste generators, citizens, NGOs and the Ragpickers. More stringent waste bye-laws need to be put in place. Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment

Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment THANK YOU!! Shubhra Puri Gurgaon First 9910148148 teamgurgaonfirst@gmail.com www.gurgaonfirst.org Sustainability | Good Governance | Women Safety | Empowerment