NITI Aayog – UNDP Launched Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management
NITI Aayog and UNDP India launched a handbook to promote
sustainable management of plastic waste in the urban areas of the country.
https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-10/Final_Handbook_PWM_10112021.pdf
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairperson,
NITI Aayog emphasized, “Generating mass awareness” is the key for achieving
sustainable plastic waste management in the cities. He further added “The
Indore model of spreading mass awareness and explaining importance of waste
management at household level needs to be adopted by other cities. It will be
the key to make plastic waste management a people’s movement.”
Summary
of the Handbook:
Urban local bodies (ULBs) are mandated
under the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and the Plastic Waste
Management Rules, 2016, to manage municipal solid waste and plastic waste at
the city level. The handbook is a repository of 18 case studies/best practices
from India, including 4 from south Asian countries divided into four major
components, including a) Technical models for recycling, b) Material Recovery
Facilities (MRF), c) Governance for effective plastic waste management, and d)
IEC and Digitization.
The book covers every aspect of the
entire plastic waste management service chain and will enable Urban Local
Bodies and other stakeholders involved in the sector to learn from the
successful business and service models covered under this handbook to plan for
efficient plastic waste management in their cities according to their
requirements and guidelines.
Types
of Plastic & their application:
Components
for setting up a Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Model:
·
Component I: Technical model for plastic waste recycling
and management –Based on an integrated and inclusive approach by involving
different stakeholders and their social benefits.
·
Component II: Material Recovery Facility – For
improved plastic waste management implementation. This explains the complete
functioning of a material recovery facility (MRF), beginning from site
identification, construction and waste processing mechanisms at the MRF.
·
Component III: Institutionalization of MRFs in
governance bodies - Mainstreaming of waste pickers in the plastic waste
management system would result in improved socio-economic conditions for waste
pickers and increased recognition in society.
·
Component IV: IEC and Digitalization – This component includes the development of
knowledge management mechanisms by establishing an in-built adoptive feedback
system from different stages of plastic waste value chain.
The models detailed in the Handbook aim to bring sustainable
plastic waste management into practice. The various systems approach detailed
out in the report are aligned with the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 and the
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and 2018. These models ensure compliance
with regulations and improve resource utilization. The models not only focus on
managing plastic waste but also on social inclusion and protection for waste
pickers by improving their socio-economic conditions. To implement these
models, the role of different stakeholders such as ULBs, recyclers, service
providers, brand owners and waste pickers are detailed in this Handbook.
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