<p>Saahas Zero Waste (SZW) commemorated the successful five-year milestone of its Material Recovery Facility (MRF) operations in Jigani on Saturday.</p>.<p>The MRF has a capacity of 10 tonnes and is responsible for collecting 30 different categories of municipal dry waste sourced from nearby urban local bodies in Jigani, Bommasandra, Hebbagodi, and Attibele.</p>.<p>After sorting and aggregating, an impressive 66 per cent of this waste is sent to recyclers, while 30 per cent is utilised in cement kilns for co-processing. Only a mere four per cent of the waste ends up in landfills, said Arun Murugesh, regional director, SZW.</p>.<p>In the past year alone, the facility has processed a total of 3,561 metric tonnes of waste. “We have partnered with the Rural Department, Government of Karnataka; Green Worms, a Kerala-based social enterprise; and other partners. We hope this will contribute to shaping the ecosystem for decentralised waste management in the country,” said Wilma Rodrigues, CEO, SZW.</p>.<p>Representatives of a sustainable waste management company discussed with Alpita Rathod, UNDP Consultant; Bineesha Payattati, executive director of the International Institute of Waste Management; and Akshay Soni, executive director of Saamuhika Shakti and senior director of The Nudge Centre for Social Innovation; the importance of decentralising material recovery facilities and bringing them closer to the source of waste generation. </p>
<p>Saahas Zero Waste (SZW) commemorated the successful five-year milestone of its Material Recovery Facility (MRF) operations in Jigani on Saturday.</p>.<p>The MRF has a capacity of 10 tonnes and is responsible for collecting 30 different categories of municipal dry waste sourced from nearby urban local bodies in Jigani, Bommasandra, Hebbagodi, and Attibele.</p>.<p>After sorting and aggregating, an impressive 66 per cent of this waste is sent to recyclers, while 30 per cent is utilised in cement kilns for co-processing. Only a mere four per cent of the waste ends up in landfills, said Arun Murugesh, regional director, SZW.</p>.<p>In the past year alone, the facility has processed a total of 3,561 metric tonnes of waste. “We have partnered with the Rural Department, Government of Karnataka; Green Worms, a Kerala-based social enterprise; and other partners. We hope this will contribute to shaping the ecosystem for decentralised waste management in the country,” said Wilma Rodrigues, CEO, SZW.</p>.<p>Representatives of a sustainable waste management company discussed with Alpita Rathod, UNDP Consultant; Bineesha Payattati, executive director of the International Institute of Waste Management; and Akshay Soni, executive director of Saamuhika Shakti and senior director of The Nudge Centre for Social Innovation; the importance of decentralising material recovery facilities and bringing them closer to the source of waste generation. </p>