Summary

The city of Indore was driven to success by strong political and administrative commitment to improving waste management through comprehensive source segregated waste collection, recycling of dry waste, treatment of wet waste, and minimal waste being disposed at a sanitary landfill. The city launched multiple awareness campaigns that educated the public on waste segregation and household composting and implemented a 15-acre biogas plant that can process 500 tons of waste per day and mitigate 130,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. Within one year (2016-2017), Indore was ranked the cleanest city in India in a national cleanliness survey of cities.

Partners

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
• Indore Municipal Corporation