A finalist in 'The Manthan Award, 2013', in the category 'Sustainable Development ', eNGO: EarthCare design works in eco friendly products, waste composters

1. Compost system
Wood shave lamp
Compost
Paddle food processor Coconut pen stand
Oil expeller
Unit of Abhivyakti Media for Development

2. Pedal food
processor
Pedal Washing
machine
Oil Expeller
Technology: that uses
Renewable energy
Waste-Care Composter Tank
Cashew nut processor
Solar Laminator
Systems:
which
Strengthen
local
livelihoods
Waste-Care
Composter

3. lamp shades alternative to Plastic lamps
Coconut shell products
Creation from waste:
which minimize waste
and strengthen local
livelihoods
Coconut shell jewellery as alternative to cheap cosmetics

4. Waste-Care Composter –
a journey towards
Swaraj!

5. Project location- Community background
• Waste of conventional energy in centralized waste
management
• Green house gas
emission
• Issue of growing
waste in cities
and land
degradation due
to landfill sites
Reff. Municipal solid waste management, Nashik report-2011
• Poor infrastructures
affects livelihoods
of marginalised
communities and
force them to
migrate

6. Do We Like this ?
But what can
we do ?

7. Contamination of AIR
Is this the
Municipal
Corporation’s
responsibility?
Organic waste
does not need
to travel
60% of transportation cost can be saved

8. We can stop
degradation
of land
Earn
livelihoods by
segregating
and
composting
the waste
Each bag is full of resources

9. So, we found a SOLUTION…
Compost system
Compost system
Compost
Shredder
Waste-Care Composter

10. Rotating Waste-Care Composter
Turns all
kitchen waste
in to 15 kg
organic
compost
monthly

11. Tank Composters
Megafine Pharma, Lakhmapur, Dindori
Industrial Waste-care systemTotal 30 containers are installed (200ltr each)
300 to 400 Staff –
50 to 70 kg waste/day

12. Ferro Cement Tank Composters
Parsi Aggyari
(Fire temple),
Dewlali

13. Community role
• Being conscious
Citizen
• Spread the idea
• Daily- few time for
composting process

14. We experimented this idea with 15 families befor

15. Our compost is of excellent
quality as it has the right mix
of nutrients needed for the
farm. It has the right
mix of nitrogen
and carbon.

16. Social Entrepreneurship
Potential costumers
•Individual families – Bungalows/
Apartments
•Institutions- school, colleges
•Housing societies
•Khadi gram udyog
•Nurseries
•Landscapers
•Architects
•Farmers
•Golf Courses
•Industrial sectors
•Public gardens
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Marketing & Branding
SWARAJ compost
•Separate Website
•Help-line – Phone
•Online help desk
•Compost selling boots
•Documentary film creation (on its use
& impact)
•Film screenings
•News paper articles
•Experiences of users through news
paper, video screenings, social media

17. Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur / SHG
Investment
Particular
Composters
Units
Rate
Total
30 bins
Rs. 3,500
Rs. 1,05,000
Packing machine/stationery
30 families/
Composters
450 kg
Compost
per month
Monthly expenses
Particular
5000
Units
Rate
Composting dust
150kg
Rs. 10/kg
Buy back of compost
30 bins Rs. 150
Packaging & travel
450 kg
Monthly Instalment for 3 years to AMD
Monthly Income
Particular
Compost sale
1,500
4,500
500
Total
Rs.30 per kg Compost so
Rs. 13,500 in a month
Total Rs.
3,000
9,500
Units
Rate
Total
450kg
Rs. 30/kg
Rs. 13,500

18. Community background
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Marginalized
Socio economic
Different cast
Daily wage earners
Illiterates

19. Benefits from this livelihood
• Independent livelihood
• No exploitative relationship
• Its control rests with the people
• Freedom to do it in their homes or neighbourhoods.

20. Thank you
Compost system
Wood shave lamp
Compost
Paddle Food Processor Coco pen stand
EarthCare Designs Unit of Abhivyakti Media for Development
Oil expeller