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Transforming Solid Waste Management at Dwarka, Gujarat

Door-to-door collection, mass awareness and Gujarat’s first Precious Plastic Lab.

LocationDwarka, Gujarat
ServicesUrban SWM · Source segregation · Precious Plastic

Overview. In Dwarka, Gujarat, Social Lab worked with sampurnEarth and TCSRD to strengthen door-to-door collection, target 80%+ source segregation and build waste-picker capacity — reaching 14,500+ citizens and launching Gujarat’s first Precious Plastic Lab.

LocationDwarka, Gujarat
PartnerssampurnEarth · TCSRD
Target80%+ segregation at source
First-of-its-kindGujarat’s 1st Precious Plastic Lab

Project story

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Background

Dwarka — a coastal pilgrimage city with a large floating population — needed dependable door-to-door collection, real segregation at source and a trained sanitation workforce, while removing persistent open-dumping points. Social Lab delivered the programme with sampurnEarth and Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD), pairing operational fixes with mass awareness and Gujarat’s first Precious Plastic Lab.

The challenge

Dwarka needed reliable door-to-door collection, higher source segregation and a trained sanitation workforce, alongside the removal of persistent garbage-vulnerable points across the city.

Our approach

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Door-to-door collection

Ensuring door-to-door waste collection across the city.

02
Segregation at source

Driving toward 80%+ segregation at source through door-to-door sticker campaigns and awareness.

03
Safai Karmachari training

Training safai karmacharis through dedicated classroom sessions, PPE kits and completion certificates to improve daily performance.

04
Awareness & Precious Plastic

Ward-level competitions, street plays and GVP-removal events, plus launching Gujarat’s first Precious Plastic Lab.

Results

14,500+Citizens reached through ward-level competitions
12,320+Segregation stickers distributed door-to-door
30 → 3,380Street plays reaching 3,380 people
19Garbage Vulnerable Point (GVP) removal events
Gujarat’s 1stPrecious Plastic Lab launched (3,000+ visitors)
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