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An exploration of opportunities to utilise urban organic waste for the livelihood improvement of rural and urban communities in Bangladesh and India - final report

Date released
24 August 2016
ISBN
978-1-925436-68-6
Publication Code
LWR/2015/019
Authors

Simone Dilkara

Co-authors

Professor Barbara Pamphilon
Dr Tarig Bin Yousuf
Dr Md. Mofakhrul Islam Shah
Dr Anuradha Singh
Dr Mahesh Venkataramaiah
Mr Kim Russell

Overview

This SRA project set out to assess opportunities to utilise urban organic waste for the livelihood improvement of rural and urban communities in Bangladesh and India.

The objectives of the project were to:

  1. Analyse the organic waste policy contexts of Bangladesh and India
  2. Document the state of knowledge of the urban organic waste situation of Bangladesh and India
  3. Explore current practices in organic waste recycling and composting in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh and India
  4. Identify innovative practices in organic waste recycling and composting in Bangladesh, India and other developing countries
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