The Comprehensive Technology for Recovery of Earth (ICTRE), India

Project name: Implementation of the Comprehensive Technology for Recovery of Earth (ICTRE)

Project location: ICTRE has been piloted in Mayapur, Nadiya District, West Bengal, India. The operation area is 14760 m2: the project started from this site, at the moment the main operation is located on it.

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Project description:

Brief description of the stages of ICTRE Stage 1 Organization & Set up Spreading Education and Awareness Waste management Community contributions Utilisation of processed waste

Stage 2 Collection & Sorting of mixed waste without incineration from:

1. Residential areas
2. Non residential entities.
3. sorting of Organic and Non-organic waste Stage 3 Waste transportation
4. Eco-centre location selection
5. Natural uncompressed transportation
6. Fresh Waste Stage 4 Eco center, 100% sorting of waste
7. 100% hand sorting, packaging in bags, briquettes
8. Distribution or sale of recyclable materials Stage 5 Eco center, processing of organic waste
9. Grinding
10. composting, mixing and turning
11. worm feeding
12. drying, sieving, humus packing
13. Natural farming, Permaculture
14. Planting forests Stage 6 hazardous waste handling
15. Collection and storage system
16. Transfer to special enterprises for disposal.

Step 7 Diagram of the eco-center Waste unloading & storage Bay Sorted waste storage Processed waste storage Finished product Stage 8 Processing of inorganic waste

1. Crushing of foam plastic, soft polymers
2. Stage 1 - Shredding and packaging
3. Stage 2 - In-depth processing
4. Disassembly of domestic articles / electronics

Stage 9 Integrated Management

1. Official duties
2. Standards of departments
3. Dispatching
4. Accounting.

Goal and purpose of the project:

To establish sustainable and community friendly garbage collection and recycling systems aimed at achieving zero waste, stopping present environmentally harmful practices of dumping and burning, there by saving animals from plastic waste consumption, earth from pollution & humans from garbage born diseases. To contribute back to community from garbage by producing useful products from inorganic waste and soil enriching bio-fertiliser from organic waste using local manpower & low cost techniques.

Motivation of the applicant / applicant team:

We have a big dream to contribute back to mother earth and nature by responsibly handling waste and leaving a better habitat, a cleaner and greener earth, for our children. We have a big dream about a world, where every man peacefully co-exists in nature with “zero” waste, where a global net work of our eco-centres educate humans to respect and celebrate the harmony between man, animals and nature. This project is our baby steps towards that big dream.

Use of prize money:

Construction of infrastructure & equipment