Biodegradable Waste Management through Composting and Biomethanation : CSE
Date: 26th Oct – 30th Oct 23 / Apply by 20th Oct 23 / Learning Platform: Zoom & Module
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi. CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable. The scenario today demands using knowledge to bring about change. In other words, working India’s democracy. This is what we aim to do.The challenge, we see, is two-pronged. On the one hand, millions live within a biomass based subsistence economy, at the margins of survival. The environment is their only natural asset. But a degraded environment means stress on land, water and forest resources for survival. It means increasing destitution and poverty. Here, opportunity to bring about change is enormous.But it will need a commitment to reform – structural reform- in the way we do business with local communities. On the other hand, rapid industrialization is throwing up new problems: growing toxification and a costly disease burden. The answers will be in reinventing the growth model of the Western world for ourselves, so that we can leapfrog technology choices and find new ways of building wealth that will not cost us the earth. Our aim is to raise these concerns, participate in seeking answers and in pushing for answers, transforming these into policy and so practice. We do this through our research and by communicating our understanding through our publications.
Urban India generates about 1.54 Lakh metric tonnes (MT) of municipal solid waste (MSW) on a daily basis. Out of which 50-60 per cent is biodegradable in nature. Despite the availability of infrastructure to treat the entire quantum of biodegradable waste for composting or biomethanation, a significant fraction of the biodegradable waste continues to end up in unscientific dumpsites owing to poor segregation and other factors. Indiscriminate dumping of biodegradable waste leads to generation of Greenhouse gases (GHG) like methane and carbon dioxide, contributing to global warming and several other environmental and health hazards.
Aerobic and anaerobic methods represent two distinct approaches to sustainable organic waste management. Their application can vary from small-scale decentralized to large-scale centralized models, offering a spectrum of technology options and flexibility in cost. The feasibility of their implementation and the choice of technology depend on several factors, including the quality of segregated waste, space availability, and the gainful utilization of end-products including off-take.
The goal of Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 is to create cities around the nation that are garbage-free. One of the overarching goal is to use low-cost, simple, and scientifically proven waste management technologies to deal with more than half of the total waste we produce in cities. The waste-to-wealth initiative in the Swachh Survekshan encourages paving the road for a circular economy model around biodegradable was and is connected to sanitation performance of the municipal governments.
To bridge the gap in practice and building capacities of a wide range of cadre, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has designed an online course on Biodegradable waste management. CSE has been working on policy and advocacy for the scientific management of organic waste and recognizes the need to adopt resource-efficient waste management systems for economic and environmental sustainability.
COURSE FEES
INR 1500 for Indian participants
USD 25 for foreign participants
WHO CAN APPLY
- Urban Local Bodies and Gram Panchayats
- Bulk-waste generators
- Waste management practitioners
- Waste management industry representatives
- Officials from Central and state urban departments
- Academicians and researchers
- Consultants
- Practitioners aspiring to work in the waste management sector
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION WILL BE AWARDED FOR BOTH PROGRAMMES
Course Highlights
- Organic waste Management – technology, capital and operational expenditure
- Modes of implementation
- Gainful utilization of end product
- Protocol for installation, and pre-requisites
- Economic and environmental benefits
- Case studies from India
For further details, please contact the course coordinator
Kuldeep Choudhary
Programme Officer, Centre for Science and Environment
Contact: +91 8377030507
Email: kuldeep.choudhary@cseindia.org
