Rishi Aggarwal presented on the multi-dimensional challenges of managing waste in Mumbai. Over 6,500 tons of waste is generated daily in Mumbai, which is dealt with at two operational dumping grounds, though one is facing litigation from environmental NGOs. Waste management in Mumbai involves considerations around land, business opportunities, ecology, citizen involvement, and transparent use of public funds. The presentation highlighted disappointingly poor performance of past public-private partnerships for waste management. There is a need for integrity among elected officials, appropriate use of public money, citizen education, and encouraging entrepreneurship to realize value from material recovery in waste management.

1. Multi-dimensional nature of
managing waste in Mumbai
Rishi Aggarwal
Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai
International Conference on Waste to Resource
(WTR) 2013
18-19th December 2013

2. Started presentation by showing video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J
6vl12u5WY
and stressing how so much of avoidable waste
enters the stream. Small traders like in slide
three can directly receive recyclables.

13. What we know
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6500 tonnes waste generated daily
Three dumping grounds (two operational)
Deonar and Mulund operational
Kanjur in litigation from environmental NGOs
Allegations of massive corruption
Mumbai Municipal Corporation richest body
in India. Budget Rs. 27,000 crores
• SWM Budget – more than Rs. 1000 crores

14. Statutory framework
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Environmental Protection Act, (1986)
MSW 2000 Rules
MCGM, SWM Bye Laws 2006
Electronic Waste Rules

15. Waste management is
NOT about
PICK AND DUMP

16. Some salient features of waste
management by BMC in past decade
• Disappointing performance in its PPP
contracts – neither helps private players nor
the city and wastes money and time for
everybody.
• Deonar PPP cancelled within three years.
• Continuous shadow of litigation and
allegations on its two major contracts of
Deonar and Kanjur

17. What a waste management policy
should take into account
Land
Business
opportunities
Ecology
MSWM
Involving
citizens
Appropriate
transparent
use of public
funds

18. Waste management has to realise
value through material recovery

19. Need of the hour
• INTEGRITY of elected representatives and
officials
• Appropriate use of public money
• Education and awareness among citizens
• Encourage small and big entrepreneurs

20. Thank you
Email: rishiagg@gmail.com