Plastic and other non biodegradable waste management in kerala

The Kerala Plastic and Other Non-Biodegradable Waste Management document presents the State’s institutional and operational approach to managing non-biodegradable waste. It identifies Suchitwa Mission as the technical body under the Local Self Government Department and describes Haritha Karma Sena as ward-level micro-enterprise units responsible for door-to-door collection. The system includes Mini-MCFs, Material Collection Facilities and Resource Recovery Facilities for storage, segregation, shredding, baling, reuse and recycling. The document also describes channels for e-waste, glass and metals, management of non-recyclable plastics through road tarring, and safe disposal of rejects through Clean Kerala Company and associated arrangements. It includes plastic-litter prevention, marine-plastic interventions, green protocol activities, eco-friendly events, school initiatives and swap shops promoting reuse. The document is a practical reference for organising collection, material recovery, recycling, safe disposal and awareness systems at local level. It demonstrates how institutional arrangements, user-based collection, processing facilities, forward linkages and behaviour change can work together.