1. "Waste - An opportunity for Vulnerable Women & Youth Entrepreneurship”
Nedup Tshering
Executive Director,
Clean Bhutan & “WangChu Waterkeeper”
5 Feb 2014, Foundation Day
Registered: CSOA/PBO-33 on 11 November 2014

2. Current Situation
Poor waste management can lead to significant environmental pollution & health hazards.
With changing lifestyles; the composition of the waste have changed from degradable to non-degradable waste (NEC: SOE 2016)
27% of urban population not happy because of trash, litter and waste management (source GNH Commission survey 2016)
23 landfills in Bhutan – groundwater resource contamination (leachate)
Household waste – 35 MT in 2014, to 50 MT in 2018 in Thimphu (source: Draft NWM Strategy 2018)
Streams & rivers are covered with waste of all types (Source: Chukha Damsite)
Financing gap & data limitations (NEC:SOE2016)
Source: NEC State of Environment 2016

3. Why Clean Bhutan? Royal Patron
The only organization in Bhutan working on waste, whereas all other agencies have multi-tasking mandates
Royal Patron
Her Majesty, The Gyaltsuen (The Queen of Bhutan)
Vision
Zero Waste Bhutan
Mission
To change the mindset of every Bhutanese to practice sustainable consumption lifestyle by using available resources most efficiently
Strategy
Advocating Behavioral Change (ABC) to reduce waste going to landfill by managing waste at source to protect the local environment and groundwater pollution for improved human health by educating the community.
Skill Development of vulnerable women & youth to use waste as secondary resources to generate additional income

4. Enabling Policy: Work with Local Governments, Municipal & Communities (policy intervention)
Partners: Development Partners
Advocacy: on negative impacts & how to reduce waste at source by Practicing Sustainable Consumption Lifestyle
Volunteers: Monk Body, Paro & Samtse College of Education, CSOs and CBOs & every citizen

5. Skill Development: Vulnerable groups (women & youth)
Clean Bhutan Strategy
Happiness: Today it is all about
a consumerist society
Dump yard
Landfill
Recover Leachate
Municipalities & Thromdes
Enabling Policy (intervention)
Efficient Facilities
Incineration
Least Preferred
Recycle
Skill Development: Vulnerable groups (women & youth)
Compost
Engaging Every Citizen
Responsibility
Reuse
Reduce
Waste Free Society (Sustainable Consumption Lifestyle)
Advocacy
Knowledge on Negative Impacts from Waste
Most Preferred
Reduce waste at source
Less is more
©Clean Bhutan
Bhutanese ERA

6. 12 FYP & Clean Bhutan Strategy - Linkages
12 FYP linkages (16)
NKRA 5, 6, 8, 11 & 15
(Reference: GNH 12FYP)
pp 53 (table 9) priority at municipal sector (waste disposal & storm water drainage)
pp 66 (3.1 Mandatory KPIs) highest priority waste sector for 12FYP for all dzongkhags
Part X: Mainstreaming cross-cutting theme: pp69
1. Environment, Climate Change & Poverty
4. Vulnerable group – including youth & women
pp. 77 improved garbage trucks & spill-tanks
pp.88 protected area etc.

7. Clean Bhutan Strategy Linkages
1. Increased income of vulnerable group provides improved healthy lifestyle
3. To use waste as Secondary Resources by vulnerable groups to reduce poverty
4. Establish Self Help Group (SHG) for community vitality towards economic growth
5. Healthy ecosystem due to reduce groundwater pollution
6. Improved riparian for better aquatic ecosystem & safe drinking water
7. Practice sustainable consumption lifestyle to reduce waste at source
8. Reduced CH4 emission from landfill helps remain carbon negative (neutral)
NKRA 5: Healthy Ecosystem
NKRA 6: Carbon Neutral
NKRA 8: Water Security
NKRA 11: Productive Citizen
NKRA 15: Sustainable Human Settlement

8. Challenges Opportunities
Current Situation
Challenges
Opportunities
Waste generation changed from degradable to non-degradable
Inappropriate technology
Lack of fund
1. Synergy policy intervention through dialogues & information management
Within 4 years, waste generation has doubled
Poor implementation of rules
Inadequate data for planning
2. Engage every citizens to be part of advocacy program through
education & awareness
Weak waste segregation
Lack of business opportunity
There are more landfill than Dzongkhags
Rivers & streams floating with waste (aqua fauna)
Poor awareness & education
Limited knowledge negative impact
3. Development of entrepreneurs among vulnerable groups
(Women & Youth)
27% Urban Population not happy (GNHC 2016)
Irresponsibility to manage waste
Consumerist lifestyle

9. Development Partners Opportunities Intervention Output
Synergies policy intervention through dialogues & information management
Efficient waste management systems in place
1. Waste policy dialogues at Dzongkhag/Geog levels
2. Waste segregation through advocacy programs
Reduced waste & increased capacity of landfill
Engage all citizens to be part of advocacy through awareness/education
3. Waste free rivers/streams programs
Healthy biodiversity & clean safe drinking water
Development of entrepreneurs among vulnerable groups
(Women & Youth)
4. Skill development & capacity building programs – products of waste
Skilled & productive women & youth

10. Managing Urban Domestic Waste#
Types of waste
How to manage waste
Why manage
Target group 1
All types of waste
Reduce at source through advocacy
Sustainable consumption lifestyle (Less is More)
Advocacy to all walks of life 2
Glass waste
Develop skills entrepreneurship
Recycle
Vulnerable women & youth 3
Plastic waste
Business Opportunity 4
School uniform (old) 5
E-waste
Entrepreneurship
Protect the environment 6
Urban organic waste
Composting
Clean & Beautiful
Urban community

11. What, Who & Why? Intervention by Development Partners
Capacity Building & Advocacy
Policy intervention
Target groups: Dzongkhags & Geogs level
Target groups:
Economically disadvantage/vulnerable women
Youth - including recover addicts of Care Bhutan
School teachers
Monk body
Local communities e.g. burning waste
Urban poor – unemployed and employed
Outcome: Well informed, skilled women & youth & efficient management system

12. Clean Bhutan is everyone of us
Facebook: cleanbhutan
Contact:
Together we can make the difference Tashi Delek
Key Results: Improved environment healthy biodiversity, safe drinking water, improved health, productive
and happy citizens