Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC) IRRC is suitable for small and medium sized towns. 85-90% of the incoming waste from the community can be converted into economic resources (such as compost, biogas, recyclables, Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) within the IRRC. In partnership with UN-ESCAP, Waste Concern is replicating the IRRC model in several secondary cities […]
United Nation’s ‘Race Against Poverty Award’ 2002
Received Poverty Eradication Award in 2002 from UNITED NATIONS, New York, USA (Left to Right- Mark Mallock Brown, Representative of UNDP, Iftekhar Enayetullah, Abu Hasnat Md. Maqsood Sinha and Kofi Annan The UN Development Programme (UNDP) commemorated the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2002 with the resentation of the ‘Race Against Poverty’ […]
Barrel Type Composting in Two Slums of Dhaka city
Client: LIFE-UNDP Description of work: Design and implementation of barrel type composting technology in two slums of Dhaka. The assignment also included community mobilization, capacity building of community groups on environmental issues as well as operation and maintenance of composting barrels. Location: Bangladesh No. of person-months provided by Waste Concern: 6 man-months […]
Identification of Potential Sites for Community Based Composting in Dhaka
Client: RUDO/USAID, South Asia Description of work: Prepared a report on potential sites for community based composting in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Location: Dhaka No. of person-months provided by Waste Concern: 3 man-months Period: April 1999 – August 1999
International Workshop on Community Based Solid Waste Management.
Client: RUDO/USAID South Asia Description of work: Organizing international workshop on solid waste management in Bangladesh as well as preparation of seminar proceedings. Location: Dhaka Period: December 1999 – February 2000 No. of person-months provided by Waste Concern: 2 man-months
Resource Recovery from Solid Waste in Khulna City of Bangladesh
Client: Water and Sanitation Program South Asia – The World Bank Description of work: Assessed the waste generation rate of Khulna city and potential of resource recovery; Conducted a pre-feasibility of composting; and Designed a pilot composting plant. Location: Bangladesh No. of person-months provided by Waste Concern: 3 man-months Period: January […]
Low Cost Pilot Solid Waste Management Program in Two Slums of Dhaka city.
Client: Oxfam-UK Description of work: Design and implementation of low-cost and environmentally sound solid waste management system with focus on resource recovery in two slums of Dhaka. Location: Dhaka No. of person-months provided by Waste Concern: 4 man-months Period: April 2000- March 2001
Composting Techniques in Khulna City
Client: SDC, Switzerland Description of work: Test technical and commercial viability of composting and to demonstrate model and process of decentralized composting in Khulna and elsewhere in Bangladesh. As part of the assignment: Prepared a detailed engineering design (structural) for the pilot composting plant at the landfill site. Supervised the installation of the composting […]
Community Based Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh
Client: RUDO/USAID- South Asia, India Description of work: preparation of training modules and designing and delivering twelve training programs on solid waste management, composting and recycling for municipal officials, NGOs, CBOs in different cities and towns of Bangladesh. Location: Bangladesh No. of person-months provided by Waste Concern: 4 man-months Period: October 2000- […]
5926-REG/ Public-Private-Community Partnership in Urban Services for the Poor
Client: Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines Description of work: Analyzed the current development patterns, future trends, and strategic focus in water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management sub sectors in Bangladesh. Reviewed the national and local policies and plans for private sector participation in the provision of urban services, particularly with regard to the urban […]
