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Impact Evaluation of a Decentralized Solid Waste Management Project

An independent, three-phase evaluation of a CSR-funded decentralized SWM project.

Location16 Bulk Waste Generators across Mumbai & Pune
ServicesIndependent impact evaluation · Environmental & social assessment

Overview. Social Lab independently evaluated a CSR-funded decentralized solid waste management project — assessing its implementation and the environmental and social impact created, through a structured three-phase methodology.

LocationMumbai & Pune
Scope16 Bulk Waste Generators
Implemented byekonnect Knowledge Foundation · RUR Greenlife
Social Lab’s roleIndependent impact evaluator

Project story

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Background

A CSR-funded project set out to demonstrate scalable, replicable and innovative decentralized waste solutions at 16 Bulk Waste Generators across Mumbai and Pune — building wet-waste processing infrastructure, market linkages and awareness. ekonnect Knowledge Foundation and RUR Greenlife implemented it; Social Lab was the independent evaluator.

The challenge

A CSR-funded decentralized SWM project needed a credible, independent evaluation of how well it was implemented and the environmental and social impact it actually delivered.

Our approach

01
Desk research

Reviewing project documentation and secondary data to frame the evaluation.

02
Field survey

Primary field survey to capture implementation realities and stakeholder experience.

03
Analysis & reporting

Data analysis and report writing on implementation and environmental & social impact.

Results

88%Segregation rate achieved at household level
127.76 tGHG emissions avoided
79.39 tDry waste recycled, reducing landfill dependency
25.55 tCompost reused for gardens & landscaping
16Bulk Waste Generators where infrastructure was built as committed
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