The document proposes a waste management plan for XLRI to make it self-sustainable. It suggests setting up (1) a biogas plant to generate gas from food waste for cooking, and (2) a plastic diesel plant to convert plastic waste into fuel. The biogas plant would save costs on LPG and produce organic fertilizer as a byproduct. The plastic diesel plant would utilize plastic waste and reduce diesel costs. Challenges include consistent waste supply and proper storage of inflammable diesel. The proposal claims the plants could save over Rs. 6.6 lakhs annually and pay for themselves within 4 years.

1. You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
-Mahatma Gandhi
By:
SIDDHANT BHATIA
siddhant.bhatia@hotmail.com

2. Main Proposal
Aim: to ensure that XLRI can become self
sustainable when it comes to waste
management.
1. Bio Gas from the bio degradable waste
such as food left-overs with organic
fertilizers as the by-product targeted
towards Bio diversity.
2. Plastic Diesel from the segregated
plastic waste within the campus.
Generating:-

3. Bio Gas
Proposition

4. • Ad hoc collection by two agencies. Overlapping areas of collection.
• Food waste from 4 messes goes to nearby piggery.
• All other waste is dumped into bin which is dumped into JUSCO dumping area.
• No value recovered from the different fractions.
• 808.5 kg bio-degradable waste generated everyday
Problem Statement: Waste
Source: Genesis 2013, XLRI

5. ARTI is a registered scientific society,
established in April 1996 by a group
of scientists, technologists and social
workers, led by Dr.A. D. Karve to
develop and transfer innovative,
sustainable technologies to rural
people for income generation and to
improve their standard of living.
To date, ARTI has completed over 50 projects sponsored by various funding agencies - both
national and international. It has emerged as one of the internationally acclaimed R & D
institutions working in the field of rural development through innovative appropriate
technologies.
Tech Partner Profile

6. Waste Type MDP GMP FE ST Total Mess Garden + Road Grand Total
Bio (kg) 55 55 77 77 264 165 429
Other (kg) 77 82.5 110 110 379.5 0 379.5
Total (kg) 132 137.5 187 187 643.5 165 808.5
per day
Biodegradable Waste
Source: Genesis 2013, XLRI

7. • High Organic Content – Greater Methane Production Potential
• High Moisture Content (55-95%) – facilitates higher rate of digestion
• Readily Degradable
Source: Report by University of Florida
LPG consumption per day
Food Waste – an ideal feedstock
LPG Total St. Thomas Enright MDP Mess GMP Mess
Total (No. of
Cylinders/day)
9 2.5 3.5 1 2
Source: Genesis 2013, XLRI

8. A by-product of the decomposition of organic
matter by anaerobic bacteria.
Clean and renewable energy easily replacing
natural gas.
Replaces fossil fuels like LPG/wood fuel &
reduces the emission of greenhouse gases
contributing in carbon footprint reduction.
Setting-up of ARTI Biogas Plant (Dr. Anand
Karve) which requires starchy food-stock like
kitchen waste, left-over food, waste flour etc.
More efficient than cow dung based biogas
plants – no foul smell & watery residue. The
residue can also be utilised for biodiversity.
Why Biogas?

9. Environmental - Reduced carbon
footprint, promoting renewable fuel,
curtailing landfills
Financial - Reduced cost in cooking
meals, savings on waste disposal
Societal - Healthier lives
Triple Bottom Line Analysis

10. Working Models
7 m3 ARTI biogas plant – customized solutionA PVC Container – prerequisite for
a bio gas plant

11. FinancialsOne Kg of Bio-Waste produces 100 Gm of LPG,
i.e. 10 Kg of Bio-Waste produces 1 Kg of LPG or
800 Kg of Bio-Waste will produce 80 Kg of LPG
One Plant producing 2.5 Kg of LPG will cost about
2 lakh, so to produce 80 Kg of LPG we need 32
such plants, hence the costing is 64 Lakhs
LPG required per day – 9 * 19 KG = 171 Kg Bio Waste to Water required ratio = 1:2, i.e. for
800 Kg of Bio-Waste we need 1600 litre per day.
Annual gas consumption = 171 Kg*365 = 62415 KG Area Required = 200 sq/metre
1 Kg of LPG = RS 116 The conversion cycle is of Bio- Waste to Bio gas 2
days, i.e. we will install 2 plants which will cost
another 64 lakhs.
Total amount spent on gas consumption = 62415
* 116 = 7240140
Percentage of Bio Gas consumption per day with
respect to LPG consumed = 80/171*100 = 46%
Therefore, 46% of 7240140 = 3330464 saved per
year
So, considering that there will be no increase in
LPG price in next few years we will recover the
total cost of plant in approx. 4 years
Financials

12. Plastic Diesel

13. • Extensive use everywhere and cant be discarded completely.
• Recycling is not a 100% solution due to irregular retrieval of
bags from consumers.
• The need to tackle the inflated price of diesel by generating
diesel through plastic.
• As efficient as petro diesel; used in machinery, heavy vehicles,
generators.
• Technology is called Reverse Catalysation invented by
Nilanchal Bhattacharya; patented in 2011 by IIP(Dehradun)
Promoted by Green Earth Solutions (Manoj Sharma)
• No water required, no residual waste generated.
Why Plastic Diesel?

14. Environmental - Reduced carbon
footprint, less health hazards for
wildlife, promoting renewable fuel
Financial – Cheap alternative source
of fuel, savings on waste disposal
Societal – scalable in terms of being
implemented by using Self Help
Groups (SHG)
Triple Bottom Line Analysis

15. Green Earth is a joint venture between
Scientist Mr. Nilachal Bhattacharya &
Business Partner Mr. Manoj Sharma. The
foundation has come up with a unique
technology that helps reclaim oil from waste
plastic. Truly, a breakthrough invention that
will reduce plastic waste to such an extent
that it will make mother earth green again!
Green Earth is ready to deliver the
consumable oil to the human being by using
their patent innovative idea and they have
got success by producing 4 lit. oil from 4 kg
waste plastic material.
Tech Partner Profile

16. 1000 KVA Transformer power
distribution:
• Administration Building
• Father Enright Hostel
• Library Building
• MDP Residence
• MDP classrooms
• Nilima Acharya Hostel
• Academic Block (Ground and First
Floor)
• Bank Building
• Auditorium air conditioning
• Auditorium Lighting
• Pumps, Street Light, Maintenance
Office
• 2013 intake: 500 students
• Faculty: 65
• Non-teaching staff: 105
Inputs for Estimation
Source: Genesis 2013, XLRI

17. • Assumptions:-
• 50gms of plastic per person/day
• 1 hour power cut everyday
• 500 kvA generator installed
• As per Green Earth Innovations:-
• Plant capacity proposed = 100 kg
• Plant cost = Rs 10 Lakhs
• Plastic to Diesel Conversion = 80%
• Total Diesel generated = 80% of 50 kg = 40
liters of Diesel/day
• Time Duration of Conversion = 6 hours
• Consumption of Diesel = 100 liters
• Contribution to the Diesel cost = 40%
TOTAL SAVINGS per year = 40 lt x Rs 55 x 300 days = Rs 6,60,000/-
Proposal for Plastic Diesel

18. Biogas
1. Preferred manual labor in
preparation of slurry. A mechanical
mixer can be used.
2. Generated biogas should be used
daily. Provision to install a
compressed bottling plant.
3. Consistency in raw material supply.
Abundant supply available.
4. Disposal of waste. Watery in nature
and acts as very good manure in
biodiversity.
Plastic Diesel
1. Consistent plastic raw material.
Overcome by storage facilities.
2. Picking & sorting of waste involved.
Segregation at the point of generation.
3. PET & PVC plastic not preferred as it
generates high fumes. Will be bailed &
sold.
4. Inflammable in nature. Proper storage
conditions and obtaining Explosives
license.
“A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.”
― Ray Davis
Feasibility – Overcoming Challenges

19. By:
Siddhant Bhatia
siddhant.bhatia@hotmail.com
For more presentations, follow me on Slideshare.