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COVER STORY

Waste nought, want not
All roads lead to a circular economy

India is in a haste to make the most of its waste. The Waste
Technology India Expo 2023 offered the most diversity in

solutions, from an AI-powered bottle recycler to a solution for
mixed waste management, an all-in-one machine for sewer

cleaning to a software for waste traceability. Mrigank Warrier,
Associate Editor, Clean India Journal delves into the details.

Segregation

One of the standout solutions
from Jainum Food & Waste
Projects was a sorting plant
which can separate waste into
light and heavy fractions, using
air density separators and
trommel screens for both legacy
waste and incoming municipal
solid waste. Buyers are mainly
contractors charged with
clearing landfills.

Material recovery
Ways to recover precious
resources from waste were and food grain products use them converters – with capacities
prominent throughout the Expo. to ensure a purer product. ranging from 5 kg to 2000 kg
At one stall, Lalit Gawde of Sai Among the more sophisticated – continues to rise. Shredders
Engineers spoke about how even solutions on display was a – whether inbuilt or separate –
villages are using PET recycling mechanism to recycle plastic- are also in vogue, especially in
solutions to make plastic coated copper wires from car biogas plants and large public
granules that can be reused dismantling, demolition waste sector units.
in manufacturing. “Material and other sources. Varun Metal
recyclers don’t just want to treat Industries’ solution offers higher Biogas
waste; they want to profit from output than mere stripping of
it too”. wires, separating copper and An innovation in this
Elsewhere, Krunal Khatri, PVC. Other solutions recover traditional segment was exhibited
Owner, Aanal Magnetic copper, iron and aluminium by Dr Padmanabh Thakar,
Industries explained how his from end-of-life motors and Owner, GPRS Healthtech.
permanent magnetic solutions radiator coils. Promoting anaerobic digestion
help remove iron parts from of organic waste by charging
waste that is passed over a OWCs the tank with cow dung and a
conveyor belt. Nuts and bolts patented biodigester, the solution
are prevented from entering The implementation of is able to accelerate the process
and damaging grinders that policies to decentralise organic with minimal consumption of
process organic waste, while waste management has ensured electricity, no moving parts and
manufacturers of glass, ceramic that demand for organic waste almost no need for maintenance.

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