> be Indore
>used to be filthy, ranked 149th in cleanliness in 2015
>city decides enough is enough
>massive waste management overhaul
>2016: jumps to rank 25
>2017-2023: ranked #1 every year
> former dumping ground, Devguradia
>literally a mountain of trash for 70 years
>now a mini forest with a ₹150 Cr Bio-CNG plant
> biggest Bio-CNG plant in South Asia
>processes 550 tonnes of waste daily
>produces 19 tonnes of CNG per day
>400 city buses run on this fuel
> garbage collectors separate wet & dry waste from every house
>but then mix it again before sending it to energy plants (??? okay)
>still miles ahead of other cities
> 8,500 safai mitras working in 3 shifts
>850+ vehicles collecting waste daily
>Indoris actually care about waste segregation
>mostly women staff doing final separation
> result: cleanest city in India, 7 years straight
>other cities still struggling with basic waste management
what's stopping other cities from doing this?
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> be Indore
>used to be filthy, ranked 149th in cleanliness in 2015
>city decides enough is enough
>massive waste management overhaul
>2016: jumps to rank 25
>2017-2023: ranked #1 every year
> former dumping ground, Devguradia
>literally a mountain of trash for 70 years
>now a mini forest with a ₹150 Cr Bio-CNG plant
> biggest Bio-CNG plant in South Asia
>processes 550 tonnes of waste daily
>produces 19 tonnes of CNG per day
>400 city buses run on this fuel
> garbage collectors separate wet & dry waste from every house
>but then mix it again before sending it to energy plants (??? okay)
>still miles ahead of other cities
> 8,500 safai mitras working in 3 shifts
>850+ vehicles collecting waste daily
>Indoris actually care about waste segregation
>mostly women staff doing final separation
> result: cleanest city in India, 7 years straight
>other cities still struggling with basic waste management
what's stopping other cities from doing this?
