ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17
ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17
Table Of
Contents Introductory Note from the Vice President
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Green Workers Testimonials
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About Us, Our Vision, and Our Mission
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Public Speaking
39
The Garbage Crisis in India
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Waste Collected at our Projects
40
How We are Tackling the Waste Problem
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Corporate Social Responsibility
41
The Dehradun Project
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Charitable Grant from Sir Ratan Tata Trust
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The Dharamsala Project
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Sta Testimonials
44
The Corbett Project
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Internship Testimonials
45
Education and School Programs
26
Volunteer Testimonials
46
Training Programs and Workshops
29
Fundraising Overview
47
Art For Transformations and Awareness
30
Awards and Recognition
49
Raising Public Awareness
31
Gifts in Kind
50
Event Waste Management
33
Our Executive Managing Committee
51
Collaborations
35
Media Coverage
53
Solid Waste Management Consultancy
36
Overview of Financials
54
Empowering Waste Workers
37
Support Our Work
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This report is dedicated to Mrs. Shanti Varma who passed away peacefully in her sleep on 4th August 2017 at 11:30pm after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Varma was our President from the inception of Waste Warriors until just before she passed away. She was not just the President of Waste Warriors, or the ex-Principal of Welham Girls’ school, she was also a friend and a mentor to the Waste Warriors family.
Rest in Peace
Mrs. Varma
Mrs. Varma supported and worked for a number of noble and charitable causes and was particularly passionate about working towards a cleaner India. Our only regret is that she did not live long enough to see it. We will continue to work hard to make her dream come true and although she is not here with us in the physical sense, she will always be with us in spirit.
Introductory Note From
The Vice President The Waste Warriors team, with Durgesh at the helm, did a great job of spreading awareness and setting up waste management across locations. To say that it was an uphill battle will be an understatement, considering the team has achieved so much in spite of all the internal and external challenges they encountered. The Corbett team, led by Minakshi, has been extraordinary in terms of their work with communities and delivering great milestones. The Dharamsala team have always been our warriors who have persisted even in times of adversity, going great lengths to keep our Himalayas clean. The Head OfďŹ ce in Dehradun is nothing short of a lab where the team is constantly brainstorming and implementing new initiatives, be it in education or operations or public policy engagement. I would like to thank all stakeholders, our donors, Management Committee, and the team to deliver such a brilliant year for Waste Warriors. Last but not the least, I would like to thank the people who have always followed and supported our work, helping us spread the seed of waste consciousness among the masses. I wish everyone all the success for the coming year and I hope together we will achieve new milestones as always.
Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal
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About
Waste Warriors
Founded in 2012, Waste Warriors is a not-for-proďŹ t organization and registered society committed to tackling India’s garbage problem. We do this through a combination of direct action, liaison and awareness raising. With an emphasis on civic pride, education and creation of affordable and sustainable waste management systems, we intend to clean up India with your help and support.
Our Vision
Our Mission
A clean India which has systems in place to ensure that every citizen disposes of waste correctly and feels a sense of civic responsibility and national pride regarding cleanliness.
To be a catalyst for practical and community-led waste management initiatives in rural, urban, and protected areas and to pioneer innovative practices, research, and education in the ďŹ eld of waste management.
A healthier India with improved living standards and a better quality of life, where waste workers are valued and respected for their work.
To improve working conditions for waste workers and take positive steps towards rag-pickers being integrated into the formal waste management sector whilst reducing the stigma attached to waste.
The Garbage Crisis in India As per a Report of the Task Force on Waste to Energy by the Planning Commission, 51.4 million tonnes of solid waste were generated in the country in 2014-15, of which 91% was collected. 27% of this collected waste was treated but 73% was disposed off at dump sites. These numbers are expected to rise 5% every year.
532 million Kgs of solid waste generated in INDIA 140822 tonnes / day
91% gets collected
Collected Waste 27% is treated
Credits to: Census India, Provisional Population Totals India: Paper 1: Census 2011, Chapter 8 Population Projections, OfďŹ ce of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, 2011, p. 152, http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_results_paper1_india.html, accessed March 2016; WasteLess, Total Waste Production Estimates, March 2016 (please request our calculation sheet).
It is evident from the above numbers that India faces major environmental challenges associated with waste generation and inadequate waste collection, transport, treatment, and disposal. Population growth is a major contributor to increasing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in India. Therefore, the need to transform waste management systems in India is more important now more than ever given the rapid rate of urbanization and commercialization. Considering the projected waste generation of 165 million tonnes by 2031, the requirement of land for setting up landďŹ lls for 20 years (considering a 10-meter high waste pile) could be as high as 66,000 hectares of precious land which our country cannot afford to waste. It has been estimated that ULBs spend about Rs.500 to Rs.1500 per tonne on solid waste management. About 60-70% of this amount is spent on collection, 20-30% on transportation, and hardly any funding is spent on treatment and proper disposal of waste. The challenges and barriers are signiďŹ cant, but so are the opportunities. A priority is to move from a heavy reliance on waste dumps that offer no environmental protection, to waste management systems that retain useful resources within the economy. Waste segregation at source and use of specialized waste processing facilities to separate recyclable materials both have key roles. Given the lack of in-house capabilities of municipal authorities and scarcity of resources, it is desirable to outsource certain services and resort to PPP/NGO participation in providing SWM services. Waste Warriors has been working in the space of solid waste management for over 5 years and, with its vast experience in the sector, is in a unique position to design and implement sustainable solid waste management systems to take care of this unmet need of transforming solid waste management in the country.
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How We are Tackling the Waste Problem At Waste Warriors, our main focus has been on direct action supported with awareness. Our work includes educating and raising public awareness on the importance of responsible solid waste management, solid waste management consultancy, presentations and guest-speaking at schools and events, transformation projects of public spaces, door-to-door waste collection and segregation services, composting, installing and maintaining dustbins, empowering waste workers, and event waste management.
What We Do With The Waste Wet/Food Waste: Over 60% of the waste generated is organic and can be composted. Composting is a natural and affordable process to transform organic waste into fertilizer. We have made composting enclosures from chicken wire and wooden poles. Another way to make compost is by making heaps. We have composting enclosures in Gandhi Park and at the Waste Warriors Guest House in Dehradun and all our villages and waste stores in Corbett. Dry Recyclable Waste: All the dry recyclable waste that we collect is segregated into different categories that are sent for recycling via local scrap dealers and kabaadiwalas. We have a list of over 20 categories that we separate while segregating. Some Public Works Departments (PWD) in the country have started using Low Micron Plastic mixed in bitumen to make roads that last longer. Waste Warriors has also sold this type of plastic to PWD in our Dehradun and Dharamsala project areas. Non-Recyclable Waste: The country lacks scientiďŹ c landďŹ lls for trenching waste that cannot be treated. After segregating the dry recyclable materials from the waste that we collect, the waste that we cannot send for recycling is sent to the local dumping grounds in our project locations.
What We Are Doing to Spread Awareness Three Bins Instead of One: We encourage all households and organizations to separate the waste that they generate into 3 dustbins: wet/food waste, dry recyclable waste, and non-recyclable waste. When dry waste is not separated properly from wet waste the recyclable materials get soiled and dirty, making it hard to recover them, reducing the amount that could be recycled. Unsegregated waste also creates health hazards for rag-pickers who have to sort through piles of mixed waste.
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Wet Waste
Dry / Recyclable Waste
Non-Recyclable Waste
Wet/Food Waste: There are a number of ways to make compost at home and there are a variety of products now available in the market. A cheaper alternative is to cut or drill holes into a drum with a tight lid and to add a sprinkle of microbes or compost each time you add food waste to it. Dry Recyclable Waste: You don’t have to wait for your municipality to start collecting segregated waste. Recyclable waste should be sold directly to your local scrap dealer or kabaadiwala or alternatively you can help people from the poorest sectors of society by giving your recyclables to a rag picker. You can encourage your local PWD to start using low micron plastic in making roads. This will help reuse a lot of the waste that is generated. Feel free to give your dry recyclable waste to Waste Warriors if you are in one of our project locations! Non-Recyclable Waste: Waste that has no solution (what cannot be recycled or be treated) should be sent to the dumping grounds via your Municipal Corporation collection service. Discouraging Littering A central part of our mission is to ensure that every citizen feels a sense of civic responsibility and national pride regarding cleanliness. Our focus is to change the habit of littering through awareness and placing (and maintaining) dustbins to ensure that litter doesn’t hit the ground in the first place. We install dustbins in all locations that we work in to teach the public about the importance of not littering and keeping public spaces clean. Raising Awareness on the Dangers of Burning Waste One third of the country’s air pollution comes from the burning of garbage. We can proudly say that in 5 years of operation we have never burned waste. Pollution from burning of waste produces harmful gases and releases compounds that cause a number of ailments, including cancer and lung diseases. The emissions also contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer, further increasing the risks of global warming. Empowering Waste Workers Waste workers are the real heroes. They work hard to clean the mess that we all create. Our mission is to provide better working conditions to individuals who handle any form of waste, which is why all our workers get proper equipment like gloves, bags, litter-pickers, etc. to handle waste. We also cover our employees through Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance (ESI) which makes their life better. All this helps to ensure that waste workers get the respect and importance they
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The
Dehradun Project Clean-Up Drives People often ask why we bother doing clean-up drives when we know the place will get dirty again. We believe that clean-up drives are a good way to show people what clean actually looks like. The general public has become so used to seeing garbage everywhere that they have become de-sensitized to it. Participating in a clean-up also helps to change mindsets and volunteers often tell us that they have not dropped a single piece of litter since they participated in one of our clean-up drives. Before every clean-up drive, we conduct a brieďŹ ng session to ensure everyone works safely and also enables us to collect segregated waste. We provide separate bags for recyclable and non-recyclable waste, protective gloves, and whatever other equipment is required such as brooms, masks, shovels, rakes, etc. After the clean-up, the recyclable waste is further segregated at our waste storage area and the non-recyclable waste is sent to the trenching ground.
19 drives were with schools
981 volunteers were students and teachers.
33 clean-up drives were conducted in 2016-17
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1189 volunteers participated in clean-up drives in 2016-17
We are always open to collaborations and joined forces with the Dehradun Round Table and Friends of Doon Society for clean-up drives at Astley Hall and Rasulpur and Daluwala Majapata Villages.
Star School Congratulations to Doon International School, Dalanwala, who have pledged to keep the perimeter of their school clean and have participated in 8 clean-up drives over the past one year with the participation of 468 students.
Astley Hall with Round Table (16th November, 2016)
Clean-up at Prem nagar (3rd April, 2016)
Clean Up at Niranjanpur Mandi (27th April, 2016)
World Wetland Day Celebration at Asan Barrage with Welham Girls School (2nd February, 2017)
Prem Nagar with UPES (3rd April, 2016) Anyone who has travelled through Prem Nagar would have seen the garbage-ďŹ lled slopes on either side of the road. On 3rd April, 305 Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) students from UPES volunteered their time. The university has made social work mandatory as part of the Community Service module so their efforts during the clean-up counted towards their grades. The students, assisted by volunteers from Mountaineering Institute and the 127 Battalion Eco Task Force, collected 3 truckloads of waste weighing approximately 3 tonnes. On 23rd April, we returned to the slopes of Prem Nagar with 120 students from Alpine College who worked with breathtaking enthusiasm to collect over 2 tonnes of waste.
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Government & Corporate Collaborations Dehradun Municipal Corporation On 11th June 2016, we held a clean-up drive at Behl Chowk with the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) and the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB). A total of 41 people participated in the event with half of these from the Nagar Nigam. A welcome boost was received when the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to move the construction waste that they have been storing at the opposite end of the plot, near Crossroads Mall. A total of 1.6 tonnes of waste was taken away by us and approximately 1 tonne of construction waste was taken away by the DMC.
Nitin Bhadauria, Municipal Commissioner DMC, said: “Collaborations between the Municipality, NGOs, and the general public are very important and we look forward to having many more clean-up drives like this in the future. We urge the general public to come forward and join us as the more help we have, the more we can achieve.”
Public Works Department – Plastic For Your Roads It is mandatory for PWDs in cities that have more than a 5-lakh population to use local low micron and non-recyclable plastic when making roads. This means plastic such as chips and biscuit packets, foil packaging, plastic bags, etc are now being put to good use. This method has proven to be a cost-effective practice that makes roads stronger and therefore longer-lasting in addition to reducing the amount of waste that needs to be sent to the trenching ground. Waste Warriors has supplied approximately 1.7 tonnes of segregated plastic waste during this period to PWD which will be used for making roads.
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Niranjanpur Mandi Project (VKJ Projects Pvt. Ltd. and Dehradun Municipal Corporation) Waste Warriors started the Niranjanpur Mandi project in collaboration with Nagar Nigam on 5th April, 2016. The project is for the utilization of food waste from the Mandi for the beneďŹ t of the cows and bulls at Kanji House, Kedarpuram, and to improve the cleanliness of the Mandi. We are extremely grateful to VKJ Builders and local vendors for sponsoring this project and providing funds for two staff salaries per month. There were 19 large drums placed around the Mandi for the collection of food waste, which helped us collect and send approximately 229 tonnes of food waste to the shelter during the 6 months that we ran our Mandi Project.
Gandhi Park Project (Sud Chemie Pvt Ltd, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, and Dehradun Municipal Corporation) We have been managing the cleanliness of Gandhi Park since August 2014. The park is ofďŹ cially managed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation. Our Green Workers work very hard to ensure the park is clean, emptying the dustbins regularly and, of course, composting all of the garden waste. This project was made possible thanks to funding from Sud Chemie Pvt. Ltd. and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
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UEPPCB - Swachh Bharat Pakhwadas The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board reached out to Waste Warriors and together we launched a fortnight long ‘Clean India’ campaign on 1st June 2016. In order to accelerate the efforts to achieve total sanitation and cleanliness across India as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, all of the Ministries have been requested to implement a 15-day event every year named Swachh Bharat Pakhwadas. A total of 9 events were conducted including skits and street plays, a slogan-writing competition, an educational children’s event, composting workshop, mural painting, dustbin and cloth bag distribution, and clean-up drives at the Clock Tower, Robber’s Cave, Gandhi Park, Behl Chowk, and Nemi Road. Huge thanks to UEPPCB, the NCC Cadets, and all of the volunteers that participated. Nearly 400 people took part in the activities and around six tonnes of waste was collected.
Quote from Vinod Singhal (Member Secretary UEPPCB) “It was a wonderful initiative taken by ENVIS Team & UEPPCB in collaboration with Waste Warriors. All the activities performed during this fortnight plan were excellent and I personally appreciate the efforts made by the complete team during these events. Whether it was the clean-up drives, children’s day, “Swachh Bharat” slogan competition, distribution of cloth bags and dustbins in the vegetable market or composting training given by the Waste Warriors team, all were wonderful. I am happy to say that this campaign was a success in many ways and it will definitely stimulate the thinking of people towards a clean environment.” 13
Waste Collections Our villages, towns, and cities will never be clean until each and every citizen and business gets their waste collected. In the city of Dehradun, the Municipality only collects from 40% of households and businesses, resulting in the ďŹ lth you see all around you. Areas outside of the Municipality zones have limited options when it comes to waste disposal which is why villages are also becoming increasingly polluted and unsightly. We were already collecting waste from Riverstone Cottages and Vishranti and now collect waste from Crossroads Mall, Osho Resorts, the Great Indian Pub, and Himalayan Resorts, too. We also collect from the following schools: Doon Girls School, GGIC Rajpur Road, Shigally Hills Girls Academy, Smt. Kalawati Uniyal Balika Vidhyalaya, Mount Fort Academy, Pine Hall School, PYDS, Tibetan Homes School, Welham Boys School.
Waste Collection at Shigally School
Up until March 2017, we were collecting from eight villages on the outskirts of Dehradun with donations from PYDS School, Shree Shakti, Mr. Swamey, and VKJ Projects Pvt. Ltd.
Village Waste Collection (Sponsored by VKJ Projects Pvt. Ltd.) We are very grateful to VKJ Projects Pvt. Ltd. for funding the Village Project from April to October 2016. Not only did they cover the costs for the weekly waste collection, but they also funded clean-up drives and educational children's events for all of the eight villages. We started the village waste collection in Purkal and Jaspur in August 2014 with assistance from students of Purkal Youth Development Society School (PYDS). Once news began to spread, other villages requested our services, namely Chandroti, Guniyal, Untari, Bhagwantpur, Untari, and Khairni. In total, we were collecting from approximately 220 households. We employed two workers and a driver to do the village waste collections. Segregated waste was collected from each house by the staff and put into the Waste Warriors truck. We insist on waste being segregated at source as per the laws of India, and we therefore provided separate bags for recyclable and non-recylable waste. Sadly, the villagers did not want to contribute ďŹ nancially, leaving us no option but to withdraw from the project in March 2017.
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Waste Management for Commercial and Residential Localities Anekant Palace Anekant Palace is one of the first business complexes that we started maintaining back in 2013. Before we started working here, there was a huge garbage dump in the complex which we cleared and transformed the place by removing posters, painting the walls, planting greenery and so on. We continue to maintain the area with one Green worker and a parking attendant and also collect waste from businesses and regularly empty and clean the dustbins we have placed here. The maintenance of Anekant Palace is supported by monthly donations from local businesses: Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Anand Rathi & Co
500
R Sahani & Co.
500
Arms Exports
200
S.D.Pandey
500
Bhatia Printers
200
Social Mutual Benefits
500
D.P.Todoria & Bros
500
Strategic Marketing
500
Inderlok Hotel
5000
Tirupati Restaurant
1000
J.K. Batta & Co.
400
Vipul School Dresses
200
Karan Investment
500
Virat School Dresses
300
K.N.Sharma
500
VXL Tours & Travels
500
Marketing Profile
500
Walia Associates
200
Polygon Group
500
Oberoi Motors Works
300
Rank Electronics
500
Astley Hall We have been maintaining the Rajpur Road side of Astley Hall since 2014. Like every other locality we first had to clean the place clearing all the dumps and removing posters before we started work. We have placed dustbins along the outside and our Green Worker empties and cleans them on a daily basis along with collecting waste from the businesses and maintaining the outside area. The maintenance of Astley Hall is supported by monthly donations from local businesses: Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Dewan Brothers
500
Pratap Music House
500
Suvarsha Foods and Caterers Hi Jinks
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500 500
Ebony & Jade Saloon
500
Kamal Jewellers
1000
Hotel President
2000
Dalanwala Dalanwala is an affluent locality in Central Dehradun. Every household produces a lot of garbage and only a fraction of it gets collected. Numerous roadsides and open plots were strewn with garbage before we started working here in 2015. We have two Green Workers that clean the public spaces, sweep roads, and empty the dustbins placed by us at different crossroads. Along with maintaining the locality we also raise awareness amongst the locals with the help of residents and schools to maintain their areas and support our efforts.
The solid waste management in Dalanwala is supported with monthly donations from: Doon International School (Rs. 5000), Malvika Ahuja Architects (Rs. 2500), Rajiv Sethy (Rs.5000), and Clover Organics Pvt. Ltd. (Rs.2500). We also received a donation of Rs. 60,000 from Doon Citizens Council.
Balaji House Lane We also clean and maintain the Balaji House Lane just off of Rajpur road at Dilaram Chowk where the Waste Warriors Dehradun office is located. We have distributed dustbins to the food stalls situated in this lane and empty them on a daily basis. There is a lot of illegal dumping happening in the area, which massively increases our workload, but we have been unable to find the culprits.
Dustbin Installation & Maintenance The significance of cleanliness and hygiene cannot be overlooked by any society. The country is overflowing with garbage. Huge heaps of garbage on roads and public places have become a usual sight. While surveying, when we talked to people about throwing their waste in the open we got the common reply that there are no dustbins available, so Waste Warriors took the initiative to install dustbins in public areas as well as our project areas. So far, we have installed more than 100 dustbins in Rajpur, Rajpur Road, Jakhan, and Kishan Nagar Chowk. Aasraa Trust installed dustbins funded by ONGC which we also empty. We ensure that these dustbins are cleaned and emptied on a daily or weekly basis.
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The
Dharamsala Project
An overview of the Year
Support for Triund from the Kangra Deputy Commissioner (May 2016) On the 3rd May 2016 we gave a presentation about the Triund and Bhagsunag projects to the Tourism Council at the request of Ritesh Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner, Kangra. We recommended that a waste station be set up at Gallu so that hikers could bring their waste back down from Triund. Representatives from Punjab National Bank were at the meeting and later agreed to cover the capital costs of the Triund project. Triund visited by Minister Sudhir Sharma (May 2016) A big day for the Waste Warriors team as Triund was visited by Sudhir Sharma (Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Town & Country Planning), Ritesh Chauhan (Deputy Commissioner), Shravan Manta (Sub-divisional Magistrate), Parveen Bhatti (District Forest Officer) and Sanjeev Gandhi (Superintendent Police). The Minister watched the waste being segregated at Triund and Jodie spoke to him about the weekly waste collection that we have been providing for the last 7 years. Sudhir Sharma promised to help us with funding for the Triund project but sadly no help ever came. Save the Dharamsala Project (November 2016) Despite pledges of assistance from the Government, no financial assistance ever materialized and it was decided that the Dharamsala project would have to be closed down. In one final attempt to save the project, we decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign on the Ketto platform with an aim of raising Rs. 12 lakhs to cover the costs of the year ahead. Garbage Girl meets with the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (January 2017)
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Waste Warriors co-founder Jodie Underhill met with the Chief Minister of Himachal, Virbhadra Singh at Circuit House, Dharamsala on 21st January, 2017. She explained that from the time she started the weekly waste collection from Triund back in 2009, there had been a 1000% increase in the number of tourists and the garbage was becoming increasingly difficult to manage. He expressed his gratitude for the work that Waste Warriors has been doing and pledged his full support.
An update was posted on the Chief Minister’s Facebook page soon after the meeting stating “Met the renowned ' Garbage Girl' Jodie Underhill founder of Waste Warriors at Dharamshala circuit house this morning. I have been told that her organization has been maintaining the cleanliness on the famous Triund trek route. Jodie told me that Waste Warriors - Dharamsala is planning to shut down their operations due to lack of funds. Promised her all possible help and directed the officials to immediately release some funds for the organization.” Sadly no funds or assistance came despite the Chief Minister’s pledge as “Governments are not permitted to assist NGO’s.”
Ketto crowdfunding campaign (January 2017) Even though we did not reach our target, the Ketto crowdfunding campaign raised Rs. 5,16,137 including offline donations. Top donors were Manu Mahajan and Mahima Singh with a Rs. 1 lakh donation and India Calls Charitable Trust/Vaibhav Mittal who donated Rs. 50,000. We would like to thank each and every person who donated.
Waste Station at Gallu thanks to Punjab National Bank (March 2017) In March, plans for the waste station at Gallu were finally underway. The aim was to encourage hikers and tourists to bring their waste back down from Triund instead of leaving it on the trail or at the mountain campsites. This meant installing informative signboards regarding solid waste management rules and hiking ethics, erecting a tent at Gallu and distributing garbage bags (rucksack style) to each hiking group. The Rs. 2-lakh capital costs for the project were kindly funded by Punjab National Bank. The project is in collaboration with the District Administration, Forest Department and the Police. We are planning to inaugurate the Waste Station in April 2017. GOOD NEWS! H. T. Parekh Foundation provides funds (March 2017) On 31st March 2017, after years of funding woes, we received some very good news! The Waste Warriors Dharamsala project received a donation of Rs. 25 lakhs from the H. T. Parekh Foundation, the CSR arm of HDFC Ltd. These funds are to cover the costs of providing a door-to-door waste collection in the Bhagsunag and Dharamkot area, weekly clean-up drives at Bhagsu Waterfall and community clean-ups in Bhagsu and McLeod Ganj. The salaries of a Project Manager, two Project Assistants and an Education Assistant for educational and awareness-raising activities are covered, in addition to dustbins, signage, murals, educational materials, rent, and office expenses. We are delighted to have support from such a reputable organisation and intend to do them proud. 18
TRIUND Triund continues to see an explosion in the number of tourists visiting the popular campsite. During Christmas time, there were around 5000 people each day. There used to be very few visitors during monsoon and winter but it seems like tourists are desperate to get to the top and don’t mind braving the elements to get there. Triund is no longer a hiking destination but a holiday spot for city dwellers, many of whom have very little respect for the environment or the beautiful surroundings they came to enjoy. Hiking tour operators are also major generators of waste and instead of taking it back down the mountain they often just leave it at the campsite for us to deal with. As we are only there on Mondays and Tuesdays it’s very hard to know who the offenders are. There is still no water at Triund so there are no toilets, despite promises from Government ofďŹ cials, meaning human waste is a major problem when cleaning around the campsite. When we arrive at Triund for the weekly waste collection, we are often greeted by the sight of litter and garbage strewn across the mountainside. The hiking trail, once a place to feel at peace and enjoy the beautiful scenery is now a bustling human highway with people behind and in front of you, many of them blaring music and shouting across the valley. Despite all of these challenges we continue to work hard to preserve the beauty of Triund not just for the people that visit but for nature and out of respect for this beautiful location. The Waste Warriors team visits every Monday and returns on Tuesday and the work is only possible thanks to our volunteers who so generously give their time to help. In the past one year we have collected, segregated, processed, and disposed of nearly 30 tonnes of waste from the Triund mountain camp and trail. 68 256 402 596
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Bhagsu Waterfall We continue to conduct weekly clean-up drives along the trail that leads to the waterfall and at the waterfall itself, and yes we have to get into the water! It never ceases to amaze us how people can visit a place to enjoy its beauty but destroy the very same by leaving their litter behind. We have installed dustbins and signage there but it’s not enough to make people respect their surroundings. Broken alcohol bottles are a major issue and it’s apparent that people respect nature even less when under the influence of alcohol. Thanks to our committed team and the many volunteers who assist us with the weekly clean-ups, this place remains a location to be enjoyed. In addition to the clean-ups, we also employ a Green Worker to collect waste on a daily basis from the chai shops and cafes on the trail and at the waterfall.
Working with the Government Of Dharamsala Forest Department contributes to the mule bill costs (January 2017) After years of persuasion we are pleased to report that the Forest Department finally agreed paid the mule bills for May, June, July 2016, and January 2017, totalling Rs. 47,400. The bill total for the year was Rs. 1,19,000 with 596 mules journeys required to take the waste back down to Bhagsu. Kangra District Administration, Kangra Police, & Forest Department The Waste Station soon to be launched at Gallu was made possible with support from the Deputy Commissioner Ritesh Chauhan, his replacement Chander Prakash Varma, Parveen Thakur DFO, and Sanjeev Gandhi, Superintendent of Police. Talks are underway to reduce the number of people visiting Triund and improve the facilities there. Since May 2016, the police have been registering hikers at a checkpoint at Gallu. We have been assured that financial assistance will be provided to Waste Warriors to help us to cover the costs of the Triund waste collection.
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Waste Management in Tourist Destinations
Clean-up in Bhagsu with local residents (September 2016)
Raju, one of our Green Workers, carrying a heavy load of collected waste
Minister Sudhir Sharma visits Triund (May 2016)
Door-to-Door Waste Collection In Bhagsunag, due to the location and terrain we are working in, vehicle access is not possible for most of the places we collect waste from, even for a cycle rickshaw. In addition to this, there are a huge number of tourists visiting and a phenomenal amount of construction happening at all times. Our Green Workers work extremely hard to collect the waste from Bhagsu all the way up through Upper Bhagsu and Dharamkot and up to Gallu. We collect from around 200 households and businesses during tourist seasons with some guest houses and hotels having up to 20 rooms.
Maintaining Public Spaces Millions of tourists flock to Dharamsala every year. The inevitable result of this is tons of litter that is strewn on the city’s mountainous roads and trails. There just are not enough dustbins for tourists to use. Our Waste Warriors Green Workers maintain the cleanliness of Bhagsunag’s main square and taxi/auto stand, the big shopping hill and two children’s playgrounds. They also empty around 45 dustbins that have been installed by us for use by the general public.
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The
Corbett Project
Our Accomplishments in Corbett
Due to rapid expansion in a short time, we were faced with many difficulties in managing the Corbett operations. Owing to this situation, we decided to limit expansion to new locations, continue to work in the 48 locations already reached in 2015-16 and work towards strengthening operations for better success with our future expansion target.
Awareness-Raising This approach is aimed at awareness-raising for community members focusing on schools, homes, shops, government departments, hotels and tourism outfits in various facets of solid waste management. Activities include awareness workshops for village members and through collaborations with schools and anganbaris; surveys and one-on-one awareness for the local communities including households, shops/dhabas before and after initiating solid waste management systems in the village; clean-ups and transformation activities to sensitize the community and induce civic pride in them; presence at various platforms such as exhibitions, festivals, etc. for mass awareness of local communities regarding solid waste management. Waste Warriors Corbett has reached out to 48 locations: 37 villages 3 PWD bungalows
An Ayurvedic medicines factory area, an Eco Tourism Centre, and a Forest Office compound
8 Forest Rest House complexes 3 entry gates of Corbett Tiger Reserve
Organised and conducted 65 clean-ups with 1,132 volunteers during this period collecting 1,005 kg of recyclable waste and 852 kg of non-recyclable waste in our community clean-ups. Installed 6 signboards in our areas of work for raising awareness. A three-day workshop was organised for 150 children from American Embassy School, Delhi with support of Avisfera Adventures in Kunkhet village. Along with awareness, these programmes forged an interaction of local children with students from other schools, thus opening up new avenues for them. 22
Providing Sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems Activities conducted towards this central vision include segregation of waste at primary sources; collection of segregated waste from all establishments in the village except hotels; transportation of waste from households and commercial establishments to the storage area; sorting of the collected waste and storage of dry and sanitary waste until further processing; processing and/or upcycling of recyclable waste including for composting; and transport and disposal of waste through facilitating the sale of waste to the recycler and transport of non-recyclable waste to the trenching ground in the nearest municipal town. We continue providing solid waste management to the existing 48 locations which include 2,735 households, 345 shops and 61 schools. We visit a total of 3,141 units on a weekly basis which includes households, shops, dhabas, restaurants, first-aid dispensaries, Forest Rest Houses, PWD guest houses, forest chowkis and schools. Collected 1,468 kg of wet waste from our members which was composted in 20 decentralised composting units located in the areas of our work. Collected, transported, segregated, stored and disposed 69,942 kg of dry waste, with the average waste collected per month being 5,828 kg. Due to the Municipal Council and their contractor, we were stopped from disposing the non-recyclable waste in the trenching ground at Ramnagar. After much diligence for over a year, we were able to resume disposal in March 2016 and disposed 49,695 kg of such waste. We have set up 13 store rooms in different areas of our work which also act as waste centres (drop-off points) for any member or non-member wanting to dispose their waste responsibly.
Garjiya Temple Complex Handover: Waste Warriors Corbett team first started work in the Garjiya Temple in June 2014, providing a weekly solid waste management system to over 100 shops located in the vicinity of the Temple. After 3 years of efforts and steps taken by the community, a sustainable solid waste management system has been created for the temple complex managed by the ‘Maa Girija Swachh Tirath Safai Samiti’. The Samiti has cleaned the area and set-up a sustainable system for solid waste management in the temple complex. A user fee is also collected from shopkeepers which will ensure that the system is sustainable and the temple area remains clean. From February 2017, Waste Warriors team does not collect waste from the Temple Complex. We still visit for community clean-ups and monitor to ensure the area stays cleans. 23
Working with the Government Detailed Survey of Hotels, Inns, and Lodges in Corbett submitted in June 2016: Waste Warriors conducted a detailed survey of hotels, inns, and lodges around the Corbett landscape for Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board. We visited and collected data from 79 hotels, inns, and lodges in the Corbett landscape and prepared a comprehensive report on the waste and water management practices followed by these establishments. The report outlines the need of sustainable waste management practices to be followed by the hotels, inns, and lodges to prevent water pollution and to manage their waste properly. Swachh Bharat Fortnight with NCC: We organised awareness and education workshops for NCC cadets of four schools in Ramnagar as part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Fortnight 1st-14th August 2016. Training Program for Uttarakhand Forest Training Academy: A one-day workshop on solid waste management was organised as part of 15-day eco-tourism training by the Uttarakhand Forest Department at the Uttarakhand Forest Training Academy, Haldwani in March 2017. Forest department personnel from all over the state as well as eco-tourism operators from the different villages participated in this workshop. CTR Solid Waste Management: Waste Warriors has been roped in by the Corbett Tiger Reserve to initiate, set-up and monitor a solid waste management system for all field locations within Corbett Tiger Reserve. Waste Warriors Corbett will facilitate the training of the forest staff and all stakeholders involved in this system. The implementation of the system will be done by Devbhoomi SHG (formed by female ex-employees) and monitored by Waste Warriors Corbett.
April 2017: We stopped free waste collection and its processes in all the locations. The aim being to provide sustainability to the program and to make the community members stakeholders of the program. We now focus our efforts to collect a user-fee and balance funds through local authorities and different funds made available by State and Central Governments. Training and implementation of solid waste management systems will be provided via self-help groups trained by us when funds are available for the same. Along with approaching the authorities, we also started an ‘Adopt a Village’ campaign to raise funds to financially aid the deficit required in the solid waste management of the 47 locations we have stopped work in. So far, we have been able to raise 10% of the required funds through all the above avenues.
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Introducing Livelihood Options Our approach is aimed at providing livelihood options for the local community and generating employment opportunities through employment of waste workers locally for the awareness and education programmes and waste collection services, and through waste processing units to ensure maximum waste recovery through composting, recycling, and upcycling, and involve Self Help Groups (SHGs) to take over solid waste management in different locations. We organise training programmes for local women to make ropes from polythene and chips packets, which constituted a major volume of our non-saleable but recyclable waste. Two such training programmes were conducted in Dhikuli and Choe villages with local self-help groups. We also introduced plans to hand over solid waste management in our locations to local groups. We created a budget expense for the same and shared with locals in villages: Choti Haldwani, Pawalgarh, Kyari, Mankanthpur, and Teda.
Improving Living Standards in Villages This approach is aimed at improving living standards in villages and for the local communities. We work with all the government schools in our areas of work. These schools lack the basic facilities and hence to improve their living we provide dustbins converted from old oil cans in each room of the school. A regular weekly solid waste management is also provided with segregation at primary source. We donated 7 dustbins and 6 water ďŹ lters to local schools. Continued with evening classes at the Waste Warriors HQ at Bhakrakot where we teach over 10 local kids every day.
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Education and School Programs Funded by
The Thapar Public Charitable Trust
Waste Warriors is well aware of the importance of education and has been conducting educational activities since its inception. We started by hosting educational children’s events in colonies and public spaces then started going into schools. We have put in a lot of effort to ensure that students get an opportunity to learn through doing, not just hearing or reading, and take great pride in the fact that the children enjoy learning through our methods. We encourage questions and interaction with the students and work towards long-lasting relationships with the schools that we engage with. One of our main objectives as an organisation is to spread awareness, educating children on the growing waste debacle and teaching them the proper steps to responsibly manage their own waste. We at WWS believe in an action-based approach, we don't just do classroom training.
Presentations: Our solid waste management presentations help students to understand the basics when it comes to managing our own waste and the importance of not littering. The sessions are interactive and engaging and the main motive is to encourage students to learn how to set-up their own basic solid waste management systems when they go home. Presentations have been conducted in a total of 14 schools in Dehradun from April 2016 to March 2017 in which 2,515 students have participated. Clean-up Drives: The students of each school we are involved with work hard with us to ensure the areas around their school and community remain clean. We provide them with necessary equipment i.e. garbage bags, litter grabbers, and gloves. Before each clean-up the students are briefed to ensure safety and to teach them the importance of segregating waste as they collect. We conducted 23 clean-ups in Dehradun with 1,361 volunteers during this period collecting 617 kg of recyclable waste and 6,109 kg of non-recyclable waste and 534 kg of green waste in the clean-ups. In Corbett, we have conducted 40 clean-ups in the year with 1,779 children collecting 250 kg of recyclable waste and 338 kg of non-recyclable waste.
Creative Workshops: In these workshops, students participate in fun-filled activities like Banner Making, Garbage Arts ‘n’ Crafts, creation and colouring of awareness raising posters, colorful collages made from waste packaging, making grocery bags out of newspapers etc. A total of 9 creative sessions were conducted from April 2016 to March 2017 with different schools in Dehradun in which 330 students participated. 26
Awareness Raising: We engage our students in various creative mediums to spread the word, such as street plays, skits, songs, and dance. Girls from the Waste Warriors Club of Doon Girls School used the visual medium and enacted a street play in PaciďŹ c Mall, Dehradun to draw attention of the general public towards the issue of proper solid waste management. Solid Waste Management Set-up:
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After engaging with the students and conducting a solid waste management evaluation, we train the school staff on how to segregate the waste into Recyclable, Non-Recyclable and Food Waste. The students and staff are encouraged to correctly segregate and throw their waste into the appropriate bin. We also provide labelled dustbins to schools and collect waste from the schools on a daily/weekly basis, as required.
In Dehradun, we have set up solid waste management systems in 7 schools where we have placed dustbins for segregation at source and also collect waste from 8 schools including PYDS Learning Academy, Shigally School, Tibetan Homes School, Pine Hall School, Mount Fort Academy, Government Girls Inter College Rajpur Road, Doon Girls School, Welham Boys School. We collected a total of 2,542 kg of waste from schools in 2016-17, of which we recycled 1,961 kg. We have set up a solid waste management system in 61 schools with over 500 children in 36 villages in the periphery of Corbett Tiger Reserve and collect over 200 kg of waste each week.
The Waste Warriors Educational program has been made possible thanks to funding from the Thapar Public Charitable Trust.
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Children’s Day: A Children’s Day is our signature awareness program that includes an orientation, an art project, a game and sometimes a film or story. The orientation session includes a waste presentation through which we introduce the children to the different types of waste and their disposal methods. The art projects include a DIY where children are taught to make useful items out of things we term waste. For younger children, we have coloring activities and posters which give important messages about not littering and environment conservation. Our games: relay race, quiz, memory game, or even the fun Bingo are educational as well as team-building, helping children understand more about waste and testing their knowledge. We also include film screenings and story-telling to help children learn about human values, social behavior and environmental conservation. We have also created some stories with puppets which revolve around the importance of solid waste management and dignity of labour. We have conducted 58 Children's Day with 61 schools in Corbett in the year through which we have reached out to over 2,500 children.
Composting Workshops: Around 60% of waste is organic and can be used to make compost; plus it greatly helps in reducing the volume of garbage. We hold interactive composting workshops so that the kids can learn composting by getting involved and get to understand all stages of the composting process. We have done 3 composting workshops with students of various schools and colleges in Dehradun, where 105 students participated.
Murals For Social Awareness: Art is a great medium to spread awareness and make an impact. Rather than painting generic messages we use the murals to dig deeper into issues. We believe that each cause we take on needs to be painted in a way that allows passers-by to connect with the issue, while also teaching them something new about it. In Dehradun, a total of 22 murals were painted from April 2016 to March 2017 with different schools in which 155 students participated.
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Training Programs and Workshops on Solid Waste Management CTR Guides Training (13th October, 2016) A training workshop was organized for 50 guides operating in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The aim of the training was to sensitize the guides towards various widlife and environmental issues, solid waste management being one of them. The training covered various aspects of solid waste management including principles of REduce, REuse, REcycle, segregation of waste, guiding guests about not littering and so on.
Solid Waste Management Training in Corbett Tiger Reserve (22nd December, 2016) The ďŹ rst training to initiate a solid waste management system in the Corbett Tiger Reserve was done in the Bijrani Zone. 32 forest ofďŹ cials from the zone including RO Sanjay Pandey participated in the half-day training.
Training Program for Uttarakhand Forest Training Academy (8th March, 2017) A one-day workshop on solid waste management was organised as part of a 15-day eco-tourism training by the Uttarakhand Forest Department at the Uttarakhand Forest Training Academy, Haldwani in March 2017. Forest department personnel from all over the state as well as eco-tourism operators from the different villages participated in this workshop.
Composting Workshops We have done composting workshops for over 100 participants from Doon Business School, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) and cadets from the National Cadets Corps 11 UK Battalion in Dehradun.
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Art For Transformations & Awareness We believe that by transforming ugly walls into works of art, we not only beautify the area but also raise much-needed awareness. Our team makes sure no posters are pasted at these sites, and constant touch-ups are done to keep the site clean and looking beautiful. Murals Painted in Eco Park to Celebrate Earth Day (19-22 April, 2016) We always love working with the school kids of Dehradun and this 4-day event was no exception. The Eco Task Force contacted us and asked for our help to recruit schools to paint murals in their new Eco Park and Nursery in Garhi Cantt. The schools that participated were: Aasraa Trust, Cambrian Hall, Pestalozzi, Purkal Youth Development Society, Doon School, Welham Girls, Colonel Brown's, Ebenezer School, Viverly Public School, and Rashtriya Purva Madhyamik Vidhyalaya School. Big thanks to everyone who got involved with special thanks to Colonel Rana
Kyari School Playground Transformation (4-7 October, 2016) In Corbett, the Kyari village school playground transformation was done with the help of visiting students from Woodstock School, Mussoorie, and Govt. Inter College, Kyari. A huge thank you to Ritish Suri and Conan Dumenil of Avisfera Adventures for sponsoring the transformation, and to Woodstock School, Mussoorie, Camp Hornbill at Kyari village and the kids of GIC, Kyari. The teamwork and the owing energy to make a change is obvious in the excellent results. Kunkhet Waste Store and Kumeria Bus Stop Transformation (23-26 October, 2016) The Waste Warriors Corbett Waste Centre in Kunkhet village and Kumeria village bus stop was also painted with 150 children from American Embassy School, Delhi, with support of Avisfera Adventures. Schools Beautify the ONGC Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Stadium (17-23 January, 2017) ONGC contacted us and asked for our help to recruit schools to paint some awareness-raising murals outside the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Stadium in Kishan Nagar, Dehradun. The schools that participated were: Aasraa Trust, Purkal Youth Development Society, Army School Birpur, KV ONGC, GGIC and Rashtriya Purva Madhyamik Vidhyalaya School. Big thanks to everyone who got involved with special thanks to Mrs. Savant from ONGC, Kasia Drobner, and of course ONGC who covered all of the paint costs as part of their Swachh Bharat CSR.
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Raising Public Awareness
Awareness-Raising at Niranjanpur Mandi (27-30 April, 2016) Children from 6 schools in Dehradun participated in an awareness drive to spread awareness amongst the vendors here about reducing their waste being sent to the dumping ground by putting food waste in the Waste Warriors drums which could be sent to the Kedarpuram bovine rescue centre. An auto rickshaw played a pre-recorded message for awareness about cleanliness. Thanks to the children’s amazing efforts Rs. 28,172 were raised from/through donation enabled us to purchase 10 more drums and 100 oil tins to be distributed to vendors as a dry waste dustbin Skits with NCC and UEPPCB (1st June, 2016) Staff members from the UEPPCB and Waste Warriors Corbett were accompanied by 20 cadets from the National Cadets Corps 11 UK Battalion and went shop-to-shop in the Clock Tower and Gandhi Park areas requesting businesses to keep a dustbin outside or inside their premises. The cadets also performed a nukkad natak here for public awareness. Awareness Campaign Against Littering (5th June, 2016) We organised an awareness campaign against littering to celebrate World Environment Day (5th June) in collaboration with staff from Club Mahindra, Himalayan Outback Camp, Ramganga Resort, Solluna Resorts and Corbett River Creek Resort at Aamdanda gate of Corbett Tiger Reserve and Marchula bus station Awareness Session with Veterinary Science Students Visiting from France (25th June, 2016) An educative presentation about the work we do at the Corbett Project, as well as how animals are affected by the garbage problem was made to a group of five veterinary students from Toulouse, France. Awareness & Clean up Drive with Welhams Girls School (23rd September, 2016)
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Waste Warriors and Flow of India held a day-long activity with class VI of Welham Girls School on “Life after Waste: Understanding Waste Production and Management”. The day started in Gandhi Park with a clean-up drive and composting workshop to introduce students to the process of waste segregation and treatment. The students also interviewed the school cleaning staff, teachers and Principal to understand solid waste management within the school and even devised a waste action plan!
Awareness Session in NSS Camp of GGIC School (29th December, 2016) On the ďŹ nal day of the NSS camp at GGIC School, 50 cadets took part in an awareness session so they could learn about waste and its impact on environment, health, and animal and marine life, and the importance of segregation at source, proper waste disposal techniques, and the beneďŹ ts of recycling. Community Meetings for Solid Waste Management Waste Warriors Corbett has conducted 71 community meetings in different locations throughout the year with village members, Gram Pradhan, hotels and other stakeholders to discuss their solid waste management systems and how to improve them. Facebook Campaigns Two Facebook campaigns were initiated on our page for awareness-raising. The Genius Goni campaign gave important and shocking facts about waste and the Humans of Waste Warriors campaign shared experiences of our staff and village members about solid waste management. The campaigns were designed by interns from Symbiosis school of Media and Communication, Pune.
Skit with NCC cadets
Mascots designed by Kachna Olejniczak-Drobne
The Genuis Goni
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Event Waste Management
There is no doubt that events are a major waste generators, which is why it is so important to have a proper waste management system in place. We have managed the waste of 2.3 lakh people at 35 events since our inception. We work with the organisers prior to the event to reduce waste as much as possible. We ensure that the venue is clean prior to the start of the event, set up dustbins for waste collection, segregate all of the waste that is collected, and recycle and compost as much as we can.
In Dehradun, over the past one year we have managed the waste of 12,700 people at the following events: Dehradun Half Marathon (24th April, 2016) The Big Gig, Mussoorie (15th May, 2016) The Big Binge at World Integrity Centre (25th to 26th June, 2016) Uttarakhand Youth Festival 2016 (4th August, 2016) Knock, Stork and Baby Festival at Pacific Golf Estate (7th to 9th October, 2016) Dehradun Half Marathon (19th October, 2016) Kar Kamal at Welham Girls School (5th to 6th November, 2016) Rajpur Nature Fest (5th to 7th November, 2016)
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Over the past year, we have managed the waste of 22,000 people at these national events: Chennai Pinkathon (5th June, 2016) Managing the waste of 6000 runners is always a challenge but a bigger issue was the state of the venue when we arrived. The place was absolutely filthy and the crazy part was that nobody seemed to care. We discovered mounds of dirt and garbage around the perimeter because the ground managers, instead of getting the place cleaned, decided to bulldoze all of the garbage to the sides so that the perimeter cloth could be put up and no-one would be able to see all the filth behind it. We had to hire extra staff for the pre-event clean-up as there were so many parts of the venue that were still absolutely filthy. The event itself went well and the staff we hired and the volunteers did an excellent job on the ground, at checkpoints, and at the water station. The majority of our volunteers were from Cognizant so a huge thanks to them for all their hard work and continued support. The runners were also really helpful by picking up a few items of waste and giving lots of words of encouragement, too. Special thanks to Swetha, our honorary Event Co-ordinator, and the lovely Peter Van Geit from Chennai Trekking Club who is storing our drums and equipment until our next Chennai event.
Hyderabad Marathon (27th & 28th August, 2017) Waste Warriors was the waste management partner for the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon 2016 for the 4th year in a row. We worked with 70 independent Waste Workers and 270 volunteers, many of whom were from Green Army, to manage the waste of the 16,000 runners. Around 5 tonnes of waste was generated by the event. All recyclable waste was sold to informal recyclers/kabaadiwaalas by the waste workers who worked at the site, food waste was sent to piggeries, and non-recyclable waste was sent to a GHMC-approved landfill site.
Shimla Ultra Race (17th & 18th June, 2016) This was our second time managing the waste at this 70km running event, with runners coming from all across India. The route was 17.5 km with 7 hydration stations and we were responsible for the waste of around 200 people, 130 of those being runners. In the briefing session the evening before the race, we were allowed a couple of minutes to speak to the participants about not littering on the route. The race started at 5:30am so our Warriors had to wake up at 3 am to take their positions. We didn’t have a vehicle so we had to do everything on foot! A big thanks to our volunteers Abhay Karki and Remi Escudié.
Volunteer With Us We are always in need of volunteers to help us at events so if you would like to help out please get in touch.
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Collaborations Volunteer Champions: FSL India FSL (Field Services and Inter-Cultural Learning) India has sent around 600 volunteers to us over the past 4 years. Their volunteers from across the world were happy to get involved in all of our activities and we always appreciate the extra pairs of hands. “FSL India is extremely happy to be partnered with Waste Warriors in Dharamsala. It provides space for the volunteers to learn, understand the waste management issues being addressed by Waste Warriors, and also enables them to directly work with the community whilst mobilising them to join in the waste management activities. The promotion of responsible tourism amongst the tourists is well appreciated.”
Devadas Ragland (Deputy Director, FSL India)
IndiaHikes: Green Trails IndiaHikes is one of India’s biggest trekking communities and their commitment towards conserving the mountains is commendable. All IndiaHikes trekkers bring back every bit of litter that they take on the trek – chocolate wrappers, newspapers, tissue papers, mineral water bottles, sanitary napkins, etc. Trekkers are also given eco bags and encouraged to pick up others’ litter as well to undo damage of littering over the years. All collected waste is brought down and disposed in the most appropriate way. Dehradun being the base for many treks in Uttarakhand, we have helped IndiaHikes recycle and dispose over 5,000 kg of garbage from the Himalayas. A big thank you to IndiaHikes and their dedicated trekkers and mountain staff for helping us in keeping our mountains clean. In May 2016, IndiaHikes donated Rs. 10,000 to Waste Warriors. We accompanied IndiaHikes on a trek to Roopkund in June 2016 to advise and assist the trek leaders on proper segregation and disposal of waste.
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Solid Waste Management Consultancy We are often requested to conduct solid waste management evaluations and put a lot of effort into creating reports and providing information that institutions can use to manage their waste in an environmentally sound and legal manner. We first survey the establishment, checking the kitchens and any areas where food waste is being generated. We also assess the dustbins, the area where waste is taken to and speak to various members of staff to enable us to understand the current working practices and waste disposal methods. We make it very clear that we are not there to judge or criticize, only to help and make suggestions so that the solid waste management system in place can be improved. There is often no system in place at all so we help the establishment to create one. In Dehradun, we evaluated and made reports for Crossroads Mall in May 2016, Woodstock School, Mussoorie in August 2016, Unison World School and Defence Colony in February 2017, and the Indian Military Academy in March 2017. In Corbett, we have evaluated and made solid waste management reports for Hridayesh Resort & Spa, WelcomeHeritage Corbett Ramganga Resort, and Rhea Safari Lodge in April 2016, and Taj Gateway in May 2016.
Does Your School Or Workplace Have A Solid Waste Management System In Place?
This is a question you’ve probably never asked yourself and as the old saying goes “ignorance is bliss”. This is why, when we visit even Government establishments or schools, we often find dumpsites or areas where waste is simply burned. Managing our waste at home is important but so is managing waste in the workplace. Waste Warriors can help by assessing the solid waste management practices in your establishment and will create a report for you that will allow management to make small changes that will result in cleaner surroundings, proper and legal waste disposal, a reduction in waste and an increase in the amount of waste being recycled. Please contact us for more details.
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Empowering Waste Workers Employment Through Solid Waste Management Sagar Singh, who started out with us as a Green Worker in the Dehradun project and worked his way up to Staff Supervisor, is in the process of registering a company so that he can takeover a number of our projects. This would enable us to move into areas that we feel are of huge importance such as R&D, advocacy, and awareness-raising (at our project and national levels). Creating livelihood options has always been on our list and although we will have to subsidize the project until Sagar’s company finds its feet, we are confident that with our help he can make a successful business. We will be providing one of our trucks, gloves and bags and Naveen, our Operations Manager, will spend part of his time overseeing the work to ensure things run smoothly. Similarly, a Self-Help Group named ‘Dev Bhoomi Swayam Sahayyata Samuh’ was formed under the ‘National Rural Livelihoods Mission’ consisting of 7 female ex-employees of Waste Warriors in Corbett. The Corbett team aims to handover the solid waste management to local self-help groups and focus on education, awareness, training, implementation, and research for sustainable solid waste management. Waste Warriors Corbett has already laid the foundation for this by training the team members in sustainable solid waste management to successfully carry out this work and also started awareness for raising funds through user-fee, government and other local stakeholders. The SHG will be handling the waste collection for the Corbett Tiger Reserve and monitored by the core Waste Warriors Corbett team.
Team Meetings and Training In all three of our locations, we conduct regular team meetings to ensure that all issues of the staff are addressed and the team can learn from each other’s experiences. Such exchange of ideas also helps to keep our team motivated. We also invite guests from different fields to improve our team’s performance and help them learn new things. We also encourage our field staff to handle operations and learn information technology so they can be computer literate. In Corbett, Mrs. Sunita Kashyap from Mahila Umang Samiti, Naini village, Ranikhet, visited the project and gave us some insights on creating Self Help Groups for livelihood opportunities in solid waste management. A three-day team building and training session was also organised for the team conducted by Marc Hildreth & Sanjay Sunita of Wisnes OD Consulting. A financial education and awareness programme was organised for the team in collaboration with Securities & Exchanges Board of India.
Staff Gear All our field staff are provided proper work gear which enables them to handle waste safely and efficiently. In addition to a uniform which includes a t-shirt, cap and protective gloves, we also provide them with bags, shoes, raincoats and other equipment to enable them to do the best they can with their work.
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Green Workers Testimonials
Gurpreet Singh Waste Warriors Dehradun “I love working for Waste Warriors as they gave me the opportunity to prove my worth. Waste Warriors is a great organisation, they treat their Green Workers with respect, there is dignity of labour and equality amongst all of the staff members. We are all treated as equals and we are all part of one big team.”
Lokman Sekh Waste Warriors Dharamsala “I think Dharamsala is a good place to do our work. Lots of tourists come here from all over the world, and we show them how we work and teach them what is happening in India. Our government should also increase awareness in school textbooks. I want my son and all young people to learn about this so we can all do something big and breathe fresher air and have cleaner water in the future.”
Soban Singh Waste Warriors Corbett “Although we live in a small village, the tourism in Corbett National Park has brought us face-to-face with a huge problem that is engulfing the whole country. The problem of waste! Commercialisation has made waste our biggest concern in saving the pristine forest where we grew up. Waste Warriors has given us the opportunity to be a part of the solution and help protect nature for our coming generations.”
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Public Speaking Talking about the work that we do is a good way of spreading awareness. Here are some of the events that we presented at this year:
4th September, 2016: Workshop on “Climate Change & Effective Waste Management Techniques” at Swami Rama Himalayan University organized by Himalayan School of Engineering and Technology. 27th October, 2016: Youth Speak Forum at Hotel Saffron Leaf sponsored by Coco-Cola and AIESEC. 6th January, 2017: “The Leader in Me” Conference at the India Habitat Centre organized by Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF). 6th February 2017: Seminar on “Skills and Training in Green Jobs” at UPES organized by Skill Council for Green Jobs.
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Waste Collected At Our Projects:
238,731 kg
89,815 kg
179,520 kg
1,468 kg
71,728 kg
75,300 kg
71,800 kg
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Corporate Social Responsibility The majority of our funding comes from corporate sponsors and we are eternally grateful to them for their support. The money needed to run projects is just one aspect of our funding requirements and it is extremely important that we raise enough funds to cover the costs of the teams that ensure that all of our projects run smoothly. Essential items such as offices in each of our project locations, waste storage and segregation areas, vehicles to collect the waste etc. obviously come at a cost and we feel blessed to have corporate sponsors that understand and appreciate our needs.
Globus Spirits There are always essential expenditure items that are difficult to fundraise for, and Globus Spirits were kind enough to appreciate this fact when they donated a total of Rs. 6 lakh from December 2015 to December 2016. This money was utilized to cover the salary of a Green Worker that would work in various locations when the usual Green Worker was off sick or on leave, and for the cost of garden waste or construction waste collections, or when the workload was simply too much for one person to handle. The Globus funds also covered the rent and bills for the Waste Warriors office, which acts not just as a Dehradun base but is also our Head Office for all three of our project locations. Seven metal dustbins for use by the general public were also purchased and our Co-Founder’s stipend and food expenses were also covered. Globus Spirits is one of the leading players in the Indian alcoholic beverages industry.
Süd Chemie India Pvt. Ltd. Süd Chemie kindly donated Rs. 7 lakh to the Dehradun project in August 2016 and Rs. 5 lakh to the Corbett project in March 2017. The funds we received from Süd Chemie for the Dehradun projects were utilised for the following: Finance Manager, Project Manager, Supervisor, Data Collection and Administrative Assistants, composting enclosures for Gandhi Park, CA Consultancy for EPF, ESI, and TDS, t-shirts for staff and volunteers, printing costs for our Cumulative Report for 2012-2016 and a survey of the kabaadiwaalas whilst promoting and raising awareness about low micron plastic recycling. Süd Chemie is a pioneer in the field of catalysis and caters to the needs of both Indian and international catalyst markets. 41
VKJ Builders In April 2016, we started a project at the large wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Niranjanpur after seeing the poor cleanliness levels and huge amount of food waste. Thanks to VKJ Builders, who donated just over Rs. 1 lakh, we employed two members of staff to work there and, from April to September 2016, we sent 228 tonnes of food to Kanji House, the cow and bull rescue centre, waste which would otherwise have been sent to the trenching grounds. The Dehradun Municipal Corporation sent a truck to the market each day to collect the food that our staff had put into large drums. Once the funding ended we handed the project over to the Nagar Nigam who to date, continues to collect food from the mandi for the Government-run rescue centre. VKJ Builders is a technology-driven construction company managed by a team of qualified professionals that undertake both government and private sector contracts.
SOS Organics SOS Organics kindly donated Rs. 25 lakhs to cover the entire costs of running the Corbett Project from 23rd December 2015 to 22nd June 2016. SOS Organics is a manufacturer of organic products that are free from chemicals, artificial colours and preservatives.
Punjab National Bank PNB covered the Rs. 2-lakh capital costs for the Triund project and the waste station at Gallu which included eight 120 and 240 litre dustbins, food waste drums, organic cotton garbage bags for hikers, signage for the waste station and chai shops, hiking equipment, garbage bags and gloves and other essential equipment. Punjab National Bank (PNB) is a state-owned Indian multinational banking and financial services company with over 80 million customers.
Support of Mr. Anand Mahindra Mr. Anand Mahindra funded the Corbett project for six months between 2016 to 2017 with a generous donation of Rs. 25 lakhs. This enabled us to reach out to a total of 48 locations through collecting, processing, transporting, storing and disposing waste from over 2,300 homes, 300 shops, 54 schools, 5 hotels and 3 temple complexes around the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra Group, first came into contact with Waste Warriors in 2013 when Waste Warriors won funding through the Mahindra Group’s “Spark the Rise” competition. Since then, he has been a big supporter of our work, donating two Bolero pick-up trucks to us in October 2013.
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Charitable Grant from Sir Ratan Tata Trust In December 2015, we received funding from SRTT for two Green Workers to maintain the cleanliness of Rajpur Road, Jakhan, and Jakhan Forest for a one-year period. In addition to this, we were also able to employ a Staff Supervisor, a Green Worker to go with the truck for waste collections, and two people for waste segregation and composting. In addition to ďŹ eld staff, SRTT agreed to cover the salary of a person to lead the organisation forward, understanding that for Waste Warriors to become a successful organisation it was important to have the right kind of leadership and management. Durgesh Raturi from Mussoorie was chosen from 187 applicants for the role. Before starting with Waste Warriors, he was previously Head of Operations – Capita India Pvt. Ltd., a leading business process outsourcing (BPO) and professional services company, managing teams of up to 1,500 people.
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Staff Testimonials Shraddha Zende Project Manager, Waste Warriors Dehradun I joined Waste Warriors in 2014, and have been involved in many different projects ever since. Although my current focus of work is developing content for education and awareness of children as well as adults, and reporting and documentation, I have been involved in all operations and education since the beginning. Waste Warriors has helped me learn and understand all about the waste problems and the ground reality regarding waste management. There are many obstacles that hinder our progress in achieving sustainable waste management, but there are also so many opportunities to do good work not just for Waste Warriors but for every individual and organization that wants to make a difference. Over time, I have realised that if each one us tries to do only three things: not littering, segregating our waste at home, and home composting, we can achieve so much individually. No effort is small or big, if each one of us makes these three lifestyle changes and encourages others too, we can do so much to make this world a better place.
Durgesh Raturi CEO, Waste Warriors Society Durgesh Raturi became our CEO in October 2016. He studied at St George’s College, Mussoorie followed by B.Com, Commerce, Accounting & Economics and has more than 15 years of experience, leading large and complex organisations. “I have been working for the corporate sector for 15 years and decided it was time to do something different. I had been watching Waste Warriors for a couple of years and knew they were trying to clean up the town I grew up in. In the competitive corporate world, I knew there were people queuing up to do my job and there was a likelihood that my experience could actually make a difference to Waste Warriors. In the last 2 months that I’ve been around, I’ve probably felt as rewarded as when I got my first promotion. The future for this organisation is looking very exciting and I’m delighted to be a part of it.”
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Internship Testimonials We offer internship programs across all three of our chapters. These programs give students the chance to learn about solid waste management and its challenges and also understand how an NGO functions. Interns receive a lot of exposure and the opportunity to learn new skills in addition to putting the skills they already have to good use. In the past year, 19 people (9 in Dehradun and 10 in Corbett) completed an internship with Waste Warriors from Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication Pune, Doon University and DAV College, Dehradun, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, and Jamia Millia Islamia.
Aadeesh Balodi Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune Our experience at Waste Warriors was memorable because we ended up learning so much more than we expected to. We were able to get a first-hand look at how a waste management NGO actually works and it was refreshing. The team at Waste Warriors were very welcoming and acted as our mentors both on and off the field. We were fortunate enough to be a part of many of their core activities, took part in several clean-up drives, created awareness-raising posters, and ultimately shot and made a video that shows exactly what Waste Warriors is all about. It was an experience we'll always cherish.
Pooja Chaudhari M. Sc. Environmental Science, Doon University During my internship with Waste Warriors, I not only reinforced the theoretical learnings from college but also learnt so many practical things about waste management and waste handling rules, waste types and the proper process of their disposal. Participating in the awareness programs helped me fulfil my desire to give back to the community through educating children.
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Volunteer Testimonials From 2016 to 2017, many people kindly gave their time to volunteer with Waste Warriors, with the majority of them being students. Volunteers assist us by participating in clean-up drives, assisting with the Triund waste collection, painting murals and helping to raise awareness. In addition to this, we also received help with basic admin and office work with some people even assisting us from their homes by completing tasks online. In addition to supporting the work of the organisation, volunteers get the opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and also have something interesting to talk about with potential employers. Volunteers often tell us that they used to litter frequently but, after volunteering with us, have never littered since. We offer a range of voluntary opportunities in all of our project locations and are always happy to hear from people who wish to help. We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our volunteers for their time, support, and encouragement.
Upender Singh Negi
Volunteered at Dehradun “It was a great experience working with Waste Warriors. I learned so many things during this wonderful journey – hard work, dedication, determination and perfection. I learned that no work is too small, only our thinking is small. I hope Waste Warriors spreads to more and more places and accomplishes their Clean India mission.”
Tiffani Brooke Fest
Volunteered at Dharamsala “I’m an actress living in Los Angeles and a global volunteer. I volunteered with Waste Warriors for 15 days in early January 2017. I recruited 5 volunteers to help us to clean up.We did local clean-ups twice a week.I also raised enough funds to donate 10 metal waste bins to the Bhagsu waterfall and lower Bhagsu areas. I had the opportunity to help with their Facebook page as well as speaking to locals about littering and the importance of packing in and out on these beautiful trails. I really felt the most important thing I did was to raise awareness with the locals. I felt a sense of pride speaking to as many locals as I could and wearing my Waste Warriors T-shirt everywhere I went. I had a wonderful experience, and was able to meet the founder, Jodie Underhill, whose enthusiasm and never-give-up spirit continues to inspire me today.”
Rajat
Volunteered at Corbett “Working with Waste Warriors was a great experience for two reasons. Firstly, it made me believe that it's possible to set up a sustainable waste management system anywhere. Secondly, it gave me the confidence to help implement similar projects. Also, working with the team was great fun and an amazing learning experience”
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Fundraising Overview Individual Donors that have donated 10k and above Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Location
Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Location
Anand Mahindra
25,00,000
Corbett
Joydeep Sarkar
24,000
Corbett
Gaurav Udai Kumar
1,00,000
Dharamsala
Alok Tandon
20,000
Dehradun
Monisha Krishna
75,000
Corbett
Sachin Jain
20,000
Dehradun
Durgesh Raturi
72,600
Dehradun
Vibha Puri Das
20,000
Dehradun
Nilanjan Coomar
55,000
Corbett
Vinod Angad
20,000
Dehradun
Raj Kanwar
50,000
Dehradun
Anubhav Aggarwal
20,000
Dharamsala
Rajiv Sethy
42,500
Dehradun
Amrita Nayak
16,120
Dharamsala
Pankaj Bhel
41,000
Dehradun
Mohan Bhuyan
15,000
Dehradun
Malvika Ahuja
30,000
Dehradun
Dinkar Bhat
14,501
Dehradun
Arjun Sethy
25,000
Dehradun
Dr. V.K.Nautiyal
10,000
Dehradun
Rakesh Dharamsalaar Jayal
25,000
Dehradun
Jamuna Devi
10,000
Dehradun
Nishant Beniwal
25,000
Corbett
Naveen Bist
10,000
Dehradun
Nakool Pandya
25,000
Dharamsala
Rajnish
10,000
Dehradun
Angela Rbello
10,000
Dharamsala
Anonymous
10,000
India
Adhideb Bhattacharya
10,000
Dharamsala
Angad
10,000
Auroville
Manu Mahajan and Mahima Sing
1,00,000
Dharamsala
Pankaj Sharma
15,000
Panchkula
Shyamal Kishore
10,000
Dharamsala
Gokul Butail
10,000
Palampur
Anubhav Aggarwal
20,000
Dharamsala
Amartya Saldanha
10,000
Bangalore
Receipts from Government above 10K
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Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Location
Nagar Nigam, Dehradun
1,37,439
Dehradun
UEPPCB
54,000
Dehradun
PWD
49,436
Dehradun
Uttarakhand Eco Tourism
25,000
Dehradun
Fundraising Overview Businesses that have donated 10k and above Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Location
Süd-Chemie India – Dehradun
7,00,000
Dehradun
Süd-Chemie India – Corbett
5,00,000
Corbett
Globus Spirits Ltd
4,00,000
Dehradun
VKJ Project (P) Ltd
1,80,000
Dehradun
Inderlok Hotel
75,000
Dehradun
Dhampur Sugar Mills
50,000
Dehradun
Royal Expeditions
41,700
Corbett
Madhyant Associates
40,000
Corbett
Hotel President
30,000
Dehradun
Riverstone Cottages
30,000
Dehradun
Himalayan Resort & Villa
29,400
Dehradun
Vanghat Lodge
24,000
Corbett
Clover Organic Pvt Ltd
15,000
Corbett
Pine Crew Trees
15,000
Dehradun
Kamal Jewellers
12,000
Dehradun
Smoking Mirror
12,000
Dehradun
FSL India
12,000
Dharamsala
Big Gig
10,000
Dehradun
Mahila Kalayan Udyog Kendra
10,000
Dehradun
Triputi Restaurent
10,000
Dehradun
Uttaranchal Realtors
53,080
Dehradun
Organizations that have donated 10k and above Name
Amount Donated (INR)
Location
H T Parekh Foundation
25,00,000
Dharamsala
United Sister Foundation
2,40,604
Dehradun
I-Dream
2,13,715
Dehradun
Stylex Foundation
2,00,000
Dehradun
UEPPCB-Corbett
1,64,245
Corbett
Hyderabad Runners Society
1,55,619
Dehradun
Chennai Runners Association
1,31,272
Dehradun
Doon Citizens Council
60,000
Dehradun
Doon International School
60,000
Dehradun
Tiger Conservation Foundation
51,200
Corbett
Avisfera Adventures
50,000
Corbett
India Calls Charitable Trust
50,000
Dharamsala
Mars Enterprises
36,150
Dehradun
Shigally International School
33,500
Dehradun
Rajpur Community Initiative
28,000
Dehradun
Thrill Zone Trust
20,000
Dehradun
Niranjanpur Mandi
17,221
Dehradun
Purkal Youth Development Society
17,100
Dehradun
IndiaHikes
10,000
Dehradun
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Awards and Recognition
Mountain Protection Award (October 2016) The Waste Warriors Dharamsala project was a runner-up in the UIAA International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation’s “Mountain Protection Award”. The award is a fundamental part of the UIAA Mountain Protection Commission‘s commitment to encouraging and supporting the conservation of natural resources, landscapes and diverse cultures in mountain regions. Through the award, the Commission specifically focuses on the promotion of positive behaviour and education in mountain tourism and recreation. “Working for a Cleaner Uttarakhand” (August 2016) Waste Warriors Dehradun was recognised by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat, for “Working for a Cleaner Uttarakhand”. Manpreet Kaur Jassal, Project Assistant, proudly received the certificate at the CM 4 Youth event on behalf of the Dehradun team. Waste Warriors were also the official waste management partners for the event. Enviro Care Summit Award (July 2016) An award for “Devotion, dedication and commitment towards Environment Protection & Sustainable Development Initiatives” was presented to Waste Warriors at the Global Enviro Care Summit & Awards on 23rd July, 2016. The event was organised by Legal Desire and Unmukt Bharat in association with Subharti Group of Institutions, Dehradun. Recognition as Swachh Bharat Expert in Community Mobilisation (December 2016) On 29th December, Praveen Prakash, Joint Secretary for the Swachh Bharat Mission under the Ministry of Urban Development, sent a letter to 75 Municipal Commissioners providing a list of experts for training and capacity building. Our Co-founder Jodie Underhill was one of the people recommended to conduct training in the field of Community Mobilisation.
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Gifts in Kind Monetary donations are not the only way for people to show their support. Gifts in kind are gratefully accepted and very much appreciated. Our Vice President Sanjay Aggarwal and his wife Pinky donated some much-needed ofďŹ ce equipment to us, namely 5 desktop computers with keyboard, mouse, UPS and CPU. Their Dehradun based company, Clover Organic Pvt. Ltd., provides the Nature Vel solution that we use for composting and in the past year they have provided us with 72 bottles free of cost.
Tiffany Brooke Fest Volunteer and actress Tiffany Brooke Fest donated ten dustbins for Bhagsu and bought much needed winter boots for each of our Dharamsala Green Workers. The weather conditions and terrain are pretty tough especially during monsoons and winter, so its not hard to see why the boys are so happy with their gifts. Tiffany has pledged to come back to Dharamsala to volunteer again next year, we look forward to having you Tiffany!
Tesna Tech Tesna Tech has been donating garbage bags to us since our inception and in the past one year alone they have donated over 3000 bags. They are based in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh and manufacture polypropylene bags, packaging bags, gusseted bags, packaging bags, cattle feed bags, fabric bags, packaging bags and cement bags.
Individuals and Organisations Who Donated Gifts in Kind: Alok Tandon: Printer (April 2016) Kachna Olejniczak-Drobner: Design work (April 2016) Vidya Art Press: Design work for Progress Report (June & July 2017) Endless Earth: 100 Litter Grabbers Krishna Aggarwal: Almira and Table (December 2016) Clover Organic: 5 computers with Keyboard, Mouse, UPS & CPU (October & November 2016) Clover Organic: 25 Chairs (December 2016) Chetan Malhotra: Computer with Keyboard, Mouse, UPS & CPU (December 2016) Arpita Rajwar: Microwave (March 2017) Clover Organic: 72 bottles of Nature Vel SW (2016 -2017) Tesna Tech: 3200 printed waste sacks (2016-2017)
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Waste Warriors Society: Executive Managing Committee (As of 31st March 2017)
Mrs. Shanti Varma (President) Mrs. Shanti Varma, educationist and social worker, retired Principal of Welham Girls' School and a member of the Board of Governors at various schools. She has been involved with various projects that impact the environment in Dehradun and is a member of the 80-year old "Friends of the Doon Society" and also on the Managing Committee of Mahila Kalyan Udyog Kendra that raises funds to educate deprived girl children. Helping to keep Dehradun clean and waste-free has long been one of her interests and ambitions.
Sanjay Aggarwal (Vice-President) Sanjay Aggarwal is the Director of Clover Organic Pvt. Ltd. His company offers complete ecological, economical, and highly innovative solutions in the domains of Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Aquaculture. He is also Head of the Organic Division for Round Glass Partners. Given his experience of 15 years, he advises Waste Warriors on both management and technical issues regarding solid waste management.
Gaurav Vivek Soni (Hony. Treasurer) A Chartered Accountant with 22 years of vast financial experience across industries and corporations, Gaurav started his career as a marketing executive and his last assignment was as the Managing Director & CFO of a listed, 1000-employee, 450-branch financial services company. During his working career, he has been associated with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Kotak Securities, Ernst & Young, Dutco Group, KPMG, Genpact, & JRG Securities both internationally and in India.
Inderjit Singh Vasdev (Hony. Secretary) A sales professional and businessman who worked in Africa for 15 years, now proud to be part of the Clean India movement.
Minakshi Pandey Minakshi is originally from Uttarakhand, but spent her formative years in Shillong, in the north-east of India. After a long stint in the hospitality industry, she finally settled by the edge of Corbett Tiger Reserve, where she and her husband owned and managed Camp Forktail Creek, a small jungle camp for over 12 years. She is the instigator and Program Manager of the Waste Warriors Chapter in Corbett and would like to expand to other protected wildlife areas in the future.
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Rest in Peace
Mrs. Varma
Vibha Puri Das A senior IAS officer, and recently retired, she has held a number of prestigious posts both in Dehradun and Delhi such as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Executive Director, Central Social Welfare Board. A Post Graduate in Political Science from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, she has also done a Certificate Course in International Approaches to Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation in the Institute of Development Studies, UK.
Taranpreet Singh Taranpreet is a Chartered Accountant by profession with 12 years’ post qualification experience in handling corporate tax and regulatory matters with specialized focus and expertise in the oil, gas, and power/EPC sector.
Malvika Ahuja Malvika Ahuja is a renown and highly respected architect based in Dehradun. She has been instrumental in fundraising for the Dalanwala Project.
Rest in Peace Dr. Tolia Executive Managing Committee Member, Dr. Raghunandan Singh Tolia sadly passed away on 6th December 2016 after a battle with liver cancer. He was a senior IAS officer and former Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. Dr. Tolia served as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Uttarakhand for five years between 2005 and 2010. After retiring as CIC, Dr. Tolia joined the Doon University as NTPC Chair Professor at its Centre for Policy Planning and was a member of the Planning Commission and the Founding President of the Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI). He was a well-respected, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic EC member and needless to say he will be sorely missed.
Core Members of Waste Warriors Society Aloke Lal Alok Jain Avinash Saxena
Chetan Malhotra Dr. B.K Joshi Feli Visco
Lt. Gen. Rostum Nanavatty Michael Dalvi Suniti Nanavatty
Wing Cmdr. Anupama Joshi Swetha Dandapani Tashi Pareek Vinaya Pai
Waste Warriors Society Membership If you are interested in becoming a member of Waste Warriors Society please get in touch. As a member of the Executive Managing Committee you will be expected to attend a minimum of 4 meetings per year. We would particularly like to hear from people who have either time and passion for the cause or skills in waste management, finance, law, sustainability, government liaisoning or fundraising.
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Media Coverage for Waste Warriors We continue to receive good media coverage in Dehradun newspapers and national online media. In May 2016 we were featured on NDTV’s Swachh India news site and in June we were honoured to have a double page spread in The Week, India’s largest circulated English news magazine. The article, written by Raj Kanwar, a well-known journalist based in Dehradun, was later published in full on The Citizen, India's first independent online daily.
Waste Warriors Progress Report 2012 – 2016 Our work is challenging but rewarding, and we felt that it was important to document our journey. We have done so much over the years that it was hard to choose what should go in but the end result was a beautiful and informative report that provides information about our work across our three chapters. The financials are all in there too as we are big believers in transparency and want our donors and sponsors to feel confident that their contributions are being spent wisely. The report can be viewed on our website.
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Overview of Financials
Auditor’s Report for 2016-17
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Balance Sheet
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Inc. & Exp. Statement
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Support Our Work We are where we are today thanks to financial support from individuals, businesses, and corporates, both large and small, and we are extremely grateful to each and every one of them. Many of you reading this have put your trust in us by donating to support our cause and we hope you feel proud and glad that you did. If you have never donated, please consider doing so. There is so much work to be done, but we need funds to do it. All donations are 50% tax exempt as we have a Section 80G certificate.
Our Bank Account Details: Account Name: Account No.: Bank Name: IFSC Code: Branch:
Waste Warriors Society 33742176465 State Bank of India (SBI) SBIN0060432 New Cannt. Road, Dehradun
If you are part of a company that would like to support us as part of your CSR, please write to: info@wastewarriors.org
Contact Details WASTE WARRIORS DEHRADUN
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Dehradun@wastewarriors.org +91 78952-67144 www.facebook.com/wastewarriors1 No. 386 Balaji House Lane, 71 Rajpur Road, Dilaram Chowk, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001
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Dharamsala@wastewarriors.org +91 78338-95331 www.facebook.com/wastewarriors2 Behind Ravine Hotel, Bhagsunag, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, 176219
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WASTE WARRIORS REGISTERED OFFICE: Email: Address: Website:
info@wastewarriors.org 24 Pritam Road, Dalanwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001 www.wastewarriors.org
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WORKING TODAY FOR A CLEANER TOMORROW
WASTE WARRIORS IS REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN SOCIETIES ACT 1860 - NUMBER 23/2012-13