Table of contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xi
1 Background Study 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 SWM in Urban Areas 1
1.2.1 Formal SWM 2
1.2.2 Informal SWM 2
1.3 Need for the Study 4
1.4 Aim of the Study 5
1.5 Objective of the Study 5
1.6 Scope of the Study/Limitation 5
1.7 Methodology 6
2 Literature Review 9
2.1 CASE STUDIES 10
2.2 Egypt 11
2.3 Brazil 12
2.4 Mumbai 14
2.5 Pune 15
3 Informal Solid Waste Sector of Ahmedabad 17
3.1 Background and City profile 17
3.2 SWM system in Ahmedabad 18
3.3 Informal sector and the waste chain 19
3.4 Legislation Regarding Informal Sector 20
3.5 Organizations Involved In The Solid Waste Management In Ahmedabad City 21
4 Informal Waste Pickers of Ahmedabad 23
4.1 Introduction 23
4.2 Data collection and its methodology 23
4.3 Mapping of site surveys, the value chain for women waste pickers in the city and the survey timeline 24
4.4 Profiling and Background of Waste Pickers 26
4.5 Age Distribution 26
4.6 Experience of Working at Landfill 26
4.7 Earning of Waste Pickers 27
4.8 Recycling Market for Waste Pickers 27
4.9 Forward Linkages 28
4.10 Backward linkages 30
4.11 Summarizing 30
5 Mainstreaming women waste pickers in Ahmedabad 33
5.1 FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY 33
5.2 Stakeholder’s involvement and their will to integrate informal sector 35
5.3 Recommendations for organisations working for or with waste pickers 36
5.4 Recommendations for Municipal body 37
5.5 Conclusion 37
References 39
Appendix 1 40
Appendix 2 59
Appendix 3 60
Appendix 4 61