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WASTE SOLUTIONS

that require all waste to be conditions (rainy/sunny/cold) tonne unit is contained in a
transported to and collected and with a variety of waste. 20-foot container, while 2 5
at a single location. Yasasu By treating organic waste tonne units are contained in a
realised that smaller towns, almost at its source, this 40-tonne container. A storage
which produce say 50 tonnes model bypasses the need to space is provided inside
of waste daily, may not be have huge collection centres. for the storage of incoming
able to sustain such a large For example, if a municipal waste; it is critical that this
plant, but still deserve a ward generates 100 tonnes of be already segregated, and
biogas facility, because waste every day, a 10-tonne only the biodegradable part
without it, their landfills plant can be commissioned to enters the plant. Since the
would grow over time. Yasasu tackle its organic component. smell of waste is what makes
also notice that the collection As infrastructure continues to stakeholders apprehensive
of a large amount of waste grow, this hyperlocal model about investing in a biogas
was not possible even in the will be the perfect fit for each plant, Bhand advises that
middle of large urban areas neighbourhood. waste should be processed
due to lack of space. as soon as it enters the
Even though Yasasu is
In 2016, laws for a biogas company, Bhand facility; there are no noxious
decentralised waste himself advises every area emissions once it is fed into
processing came into producing less than 500 kg the shredder, followed by the
being. Even before this, of organic waste daily to go digester. The engine which
Yasasu had bucked the in for composting; anything generates electricity has 80-
trend by downscaling their more and he advocates a 85% efficiency.
model while everyone else While other biogas
was upscaling, leading biogas plant. Waste data is companies add large volumes
to the development of a important, he said, in deciding of water to the waste before it
decentralised biogas plant. It which is the best method of is processed, Yasasu employs
decided to devise a system processing. a dry anaerobic digestion
that is portable, easy to Yasasu uses existing technique, which is far
handle and can work in a freight containers to house more environment friendly.
variety of environmental its biogas plants. A one The plant starts producing

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