Plastic Waste Management toolkit

The Plastic Waste Management Toolkit gives step-by-step operational guidance for rural plastic waste management. It covers village action planning, source segregation, collection, village sheds, secondary segregation, transport, Plastic Waste Management Units, processing equipment, safety, recycler linkages and roles of Gram Panchayats. It supports practical implementation of plastic management within SBM.

About Dataset

The Plastic Waste Management Toolkit is a practical field-oriented resource for implementing plastic waste management in rural areas under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II. It explains how Gram Panchayats can plan and implement systems beginning with waste assessment, source segregation and household collection. The toolkit covers village-level storage sheds, secondary segregation, transportation to Plastic Waste Management Units and the establishment of block-level facilities for processing and recovery. It highlights the need for appropriate equipment such as shredders, balers and dust-removal systems and identifies possible operating agencies including Self-Help Groups, NGOs and private enterprises. It also addresses protective equipment for collectors, safe handling, authorised recycling, forward linkages and the prohibition of open burning. The resource describes roles for Gram Panchayats, blocks and districts and emphasizes integration of plastic waste planning into village action plans and Gram Panchayat Development Plans. Its purpose is to provide a simple implementation sequence that local bodies