Private Participation in Waste Management Projects in Kerala

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The Kerala government has approved a detailed action plan enabling private participation in waste collection and treatment projects. The initiative targets processing of organic waste, wastewater, and septage from households and establishments. Private entrepreneurs may establish and operate treatment plants on government land, land owned or leased by local bodies, or on their premises. The plan includes construction and operation of plants generating energy from waste, wastewater and septage treatment plants, treatment facilities for sanitary pads, human hair, e-waste, hazardous waste, modern abattoirs, collection centres for construction and demolition waste, production and distribution of inoculum for waste treatment, and collection and processing of non-organic waste.