Garbage Transfer Station (Segregation, Collection and Transportation of Solid Waste in Indore)

Budget : 6000 lakhs(60 Crore)

Innovation Type (Process/ Product): Process

About the Project:

Garbage Transfer Station (GTS): The collected waste is taken to the GTS built in the city. Capacity of each GTS ranges between 150-200MT of waste. The waste collecting vehicle which is bought to the garbage transfer station is weighed through the weigh bridges. The city has a total of 10 transfer stations, the capital cost of each transfer station being Rs. 6 Cr. The garbage transfer stations are known as ‘Green Transfer stations’ as each of the stations save approximately Rs. 20 Lakh per month on the fuel consumption and has its own biomethanation plant which uses 1.8MT of the waste to generate electricity which is used in the transfer stations itself.

Sector : Solid Waste Management

Pilot City : Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Ownership : Indore Municipal Corporation

Know More : www.ecoproindore.com

Connect : ecopro@rediffmail.com

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Best Practices

Solid Waste Management Practices in Urban India

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