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Waste Baseline Study

The ground-truth study of how much waste a city generates, and where it goes today.

Field team measuring municipal waste generation during a baseline survey
What it is

A waste baseline establishes the numbers every SWM decision depends on — total generation, per-capita rates, current segregation, collection coverage and where waste actually ends up. Without it, plans and budgets rest on guesswork.

Why it matters
  • Every SWM plan, DPR and target needs a defensible starting point
  • Swachh Survekshan and GFC scoring both begin from measured data
  • It sizes vehicles, bins, processing capacity and staffing correctly
How the numbers build up

From guesswork to a defensible baseline

A baseline turns scattered records and field samples into the single dataset every SWM plan, DPR and target is measured against.

StartSecondary dataPopulation, wards, existing records
FieldGeneration samplingWeighbridge & representative wards
AnalysisPer-capita rates, segregation, coverage
OutputBaseline benchmarkThe number progress is measured against
How we do it

A clear, practical approach

01Scope & secondary data

Population, wards, existing records and prior studies.

02Field measurement

Generation sampling, weighbridge and route data across representative wards.

03Analysis & baseline report

Generation rates, gaps and a benchmark to measure progress against.

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What is Waste Baseline Study?
A waste baseline establishes the numbers every SWM decision depends on — total generation, per-capita rates, current segregation, collection coverage and where waste actually ends up. Without it, plans and budgets rest on guesswork.
Who needs Waste Baseline Study?
It's built for ULBs & CSR programmes. Every SWM plan, DPR and target needs a defensible starting point Swachh Survekshan and GFC scoring both begin from measured data
How does Social Lab deliver Waste Baseline Study?
Scope & secondary data: Population, wards, existing records and prior studies. Field measurement: Generation sampling, weighbridge and route data across representative wards. Analysis & baseline report: Generation rates, gaps and a benchmark to measure progress against. You get: City-wide generation & per-capita figures; Ward-wise segregation & collection coverage; A benchmark dataset for future M&E.
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