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Plastic Circular Cities — Nashik

A 769-stakeholder baseline to build an inclusive, resilient waste ecosystem.

LocationNashik, Maharashtra (Zone 1 Panchvati & Zone 3 Satpur)
ServicesBaseline study · Stakeholder mapping · Plastic circularity

Overview. For the Plastic Circular Cities Project in Nashik, Social Lab (with sampurnEarth and the India Sanitation Coalition) surveyed 769 stakeholders across two city zones to map the waste ecosystem and inform an inclusive, resilient plastic-circularity strategy.

PartnerssampurnEarth · India Sanitation Coalition
Coverage2 of 6 zones · 8 areas
Zones studiedPanchvati (Zone 1) · Satpur (Zone 3)
Stakeholders769 surveyed

Project story

Swipe through the project as we published it — real slides from the field.

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The challenge

Building an inclusive, resilient waste ecosystem in Nashik required a comprehensive understanding of every actor in the plastic value chain — from households to waste pickers, scrap dealers and bulk generators.

Social Lab’s role

Social Lab assessed Nashik’s existing SWM system and gaps across three components — operations, waste quantum, and stakeholders — surveying 769 people across the value chain to define intervention areas for an inclusive, resilient plastic-circularity strategy.

Our approach

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Representative coverage

Focusing on Zone 1 (Panchvati) and Zone 3 (Satpur) — 2 of the city’s 6 zones — across 8 areas spanning slum, unplanned, planned and market settings.

02
Whole-ecosystem survey

Engaging 769 stakeholders for a comprehensive view of Nashik’s waste-management ecosystem.

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Toward circularity

Using the baseline to partner with companies on a sustainability transition.

Results

769Stakeholders surveyed (516 households, 92 waste pickers, 70 safai karmacharis, 72 scrap dealers + more)
>95%Waste-collection coverage across all generators
~478 TPDResidential waste generated (198 dry · 279 wet)
53.89%Segregation at source in slums (low)
28Garbage Vulnerable Points widespread in slum areas
93% / 76%Safai karmacharis who received PPE / who use it
~1% / 19%Waste recycled / sent to landfill (40% RDF, 40% composting)
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