India’s First PPP Green Waste Processing Plant to launch in Indore

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The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model plant is established under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.

It aims to revolutionize waste management by converting green waste into valuable, eco-friendly resources.

About green waste processing plant in Indore

It will process green waste like wood, branches, leaves, and flowers, and generate revenue for the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC).
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the IMC will provide land and will transport green waste to the facility.
- Meanwhile, a private company (Astronomical Industries Private Limited) will take on the responsibility for installation, operation, and maintenance of the plant.

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016: The bio-degradable waste shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible.
National Bioenergy Energy Programme: It supports setting up of Bioenergy projects in the country.
Waste to Wealth Mission: An initiative under the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC),aims at strengthening the waste management system in India.

Two Components:
- SBM (Gramin) aimed to ensure cleanliness in rural areas through Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities and make India Open Defecation Free (ODF).
  - Aim now is to transform all villages from ODF to ODF plus model.
  - Implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- SBM (Urban) 2.0 aims to make all cities garbage free, change public behaviour, ensure grey and black water management.
  - Implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.