Opportunities and challenges of informal sector at dumpsite : a case study of Pirana Ahmedabad (Also available on CD)
Doshi, Siddh
Opportunities and challenges of informal sector at dumpsite : a case study of Pirana Ahmedabad (Also available on CD) - 2017 - iii,xvi,65p.,CD-ROM
Contents : Executive Summary i Introduction ii Need for the Study iii Aim of the Study iv Objectives of the Study iv Scope of the Study iv Methodology v Literature Review vi Informal Solid Waste Sector of Ahmedabad vii Dumpsite of Pirana and it’s Waste Pickers, Ahmedabad viii Profiling of Waste Pickers ix Introduction 1 1.1. Waste: An Urban Challenge 2 1.2. Current Practices 3 1.3. Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management 3 1.4. Aim of the Study 5 1.5. Objectives of the Study 5 1.6. Methodology 5 1.6.1. Literature Review 5 1.6.2. Site Visit and Stakeholder Consultation 5 1.7. Scope of the Study 9 Informal Sector at a Dumpsite: Global and National Experiences 10 2.1. Informal Sector in today’s Context 11 2.2. Opportunities & Challenges of Informal Waste Sector 13 2.2.1. Health & Social Aspects of Informal Sector 14 2.2.2. Environmental Aspects of the Informal Sector 14 2.2.3. Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector 14 2.3. Recognition of Waste Pickers: A Global Perspective 15 2.4. Informal Sector and Municipal Solid Waste Management 17 2.5. Informal Waste Sector at the Dumpsite 29 Informal Sector at the Dumpsite: In Context of Ahmedabad 33 3.1. Introduction to MSW in Ahmedabad 34 3.2. Informal Sector in the city 35 3.3. Working in the waste Industry 37 3.4. Introduction to Pirana dumpsite 39 3.5. How does Pirana dumpsite function? 44 3.6. Waste Pickers at Pirana 46 3.7. Profiling of Waste Pickers 47 3.7.1. Age Distribution 47 3.7.2. Gender Profiling 48 3.7.3. Experience of working at the Dumpsite 48 3.7.4. Income Level of Waste Pickers . 49 3.7.5. Operations and Maintenance Costs 50 3.7.6. Health and Safety Issues 51 3.8. Resale Market for Waste Pickers 52 3.9. What do waste pickers collect & what do they wish to collect? 54 3.10. Summarizing 56 Opportunities and Challenges of Waste Pickers at Pirana 56 Glonal 56 G 56 4.1. Waste Picker’s Perspective 58 4.2. Stakeholder’s Perspective 60 4.2.1. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 60 4.2.2. Non-Government Organizations or Institutions 61 4.2.3. Retails and Wholesalers 62 4.2.4. Compost Plant 63 5. Bibliography 61 Annexure 1 62 Annexure 2 63 Annexure 3 64 Annexure 4 65
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Opportunities and challenges of informal sector at dumpsite : a case study of Pirana Ahmedabad (Also available on CD) - 2017 - iii,xvi,65p.,CD-ROM
Contents : Executive Summary i Introduction ii Need for the Study iii Aim of the Study iv Objectives of the Study iv Scope of the Study iv Methodology v Literature Review vi Informal Solid Waste Sector of Ahmedabad vii Dumpsite of Pirana and it’s Waste Pickers, Ahmedabad viii Profiling of Waste Pickers ix Introduction 1 1.1. Waste: An Urban Challenge 2 1.2. Current Practices 3 1.3. Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management 3 1.4. Aim of the Study 5 1.5. Objectives of the Study 5 1.6. Methodology 5 1.6.1. Literature Review 5 1.6.2. Site Visit and Stakeholder Consultation 5 1.7. Scope of the Study 9 Informal Sector at a Dumpsite: Global and National Experiences 10 2.1. Informal Sector in today’s Context 11 2.2. Opportunities & Challenges of Informal Waste Sector 13 2.2.1. Health & Social Aspects of Informal Sector 14 2.2.2. Environmental Aspects of the Informal Sector 14 2.2.3. Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector 14 2.3. Recognition of Waste Pickers: A Global Perspective 15 2.4. Informal Sector and Municipal Solid Waste Management 17 2.5. Informal Waste Sector at the Dumpsite 29 Informal Sector at the Dumpsite: In Context of Ahmedabad 33 3.1. Introduction to MSW in Ahmedabad 34 3.2. Informal Sector in the city 35 3.3. Working in the waste Industry 37 3.4. Introduction to Pirana dumpsite 39 3.5. How does Pirana dumpsite function? 44 3.6. Waste Pickers at Pirana 46 3.7. Profiling of Waste Pickers 47 3.7.1. Age Distribution 47 3.7.2. Gender Profiling 48 3.7.3. Experience of working at the Dumpsite 48 3.7.4. Income Level of Waste Pickers . 49 3.7.5. Operations and Maintenance Costs 50 3.7.6. Health and Safety Issues 51 3.8. Resale Market for Waste Pickers 52 3.9. What do waste pickers collect & what do they wish to collect? 54 3.10. Summarizing 56 Opportunities and Challenges of Waste Pickers at Pirana 56 Glonal 56 G 56 4.1. Waste Picker’s Perspective 58 4.2. Stakeholder’s Perspective 60 4.2.1. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 60 4.2.2. Non-Government Organizations or Institutions 61 4.2.3. Retails and Wholesalers 62 4.2.4. Compost Plant 63 5. Bibliography 61 Annexure 1 62 Annexure 2 63 Annexure 3 64 Annexure 4 65
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