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Turning Waste Into Wealth — City Compost Business Models for ULBs

A scalable compost-marketing model across four cities in Maharashtra, for GIZ.

LocationBallarpur · Erandol · Badlapur · Karad, Maharashtra
TimelineApril – June 2022
ServicesCity compost · Business modelling · Market linkage

Overview. For GIZ, Social Lab developed sustainable city-compost business models for ULBs in Maharashtra — a scalable compost-marketing model across four cities, integrating Harit branding, FCO-compliant quality assurance, logistics and farmer-market engagement.

PartnerGIZ
Project citiesBallarpur · Erandol · Badlapur · Karad
PeriodApril – June 2022
Quality normFCO-compliant (Harit-certified)

Project story

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The challenge

City compost from ULBs needed a viable route to market — consistent quality, recognisable branding, dependable logistics and real demand from farmers — to turn municipal wet waste into a saleable product.

Social Lab’s role

Social Lab developed a scalable compost-marketing model across four cities — Harit branding & packaging for market appeal, quality assurance to FCO norms, logistics & supply chain, and market engagement with farmer groups, FPOs, Krushi Kendras and nurseries.

Our approach

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Harit branding & packaging

Building market appeal for ULB-produced city compost through Harit branding and packaging.

02
Quality assurance

Ensuring compost quality as per FCO (Fertiliser Control Order) norms.

03
Logistics & supply chain

Designing logistics and supply chain for seamless delivery.

04
Market engagement

Engaging farmer groups, FPOs, Krushi Kendras and nurseries to create demand.

Results

245 MTProject compost demand fulfilled (April–June 2022)
17 / 7Farmer groups & FPOs linked to market
20 / 5Krushi Kendras & nurseries linked to market
5.5 MTImmediate compost demand fulfilled
LOIsConfirmed FPO order + letters of intent from 4 Krushi Kendras & 2 nurseries
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