Residential training on: Circular Pathways in C&D waste management and dust control

India’s building space is projected to more than double its current capacity in the next two decades. This expansion is generating enormous amounts of construction and demolition (C&D) waste and increasing the demand for virgin building materials, straining natural resources in the process. According to the draft National Resource Efficiency Policy Report (2019), India's resource extraction rate has been over three times the global average.

Only a fraction of the C&D waste generated in India is currently recycled or reused, despite the fact that approximately 90 per cent of this waste can be repurposed after processing. Plans are underway to double the existing number of over 34 operational C&D waste processing plants across the country. However, significant gaps in implementation persist, which must be addressed to fully unlock the potential of this sector. For these facilities to be economically viable, the entire ecosystem must be strengthened, encompassing C&D waste bye-laws, curbing illegal dumping, collection, transportation, user charge notification, processing and reuse.

Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), a Centre for Science and Environment facility, offers a residential training programme that equips professionals from the built environment and construction industry, urban local bodies, and Pollution Control Board officials with the knowledge and tools to build this seamless ecosystem. The training covers a cradle-to-cradle approach for C&D waste management, compliance requirements, and actionable strategies for achieving circularity in construction. The course also addresses gaps between policy and practice, offering insights into circular economy strategies for the construction sector.

What this course contains

• Introduction to circular economy and efficient resource utilisation
• Rules and guidelines for C&D waste management and dust control -- their respective adherences/noncompliances and case studies from non-compliant cities
• The legal, policy and administrative framework for C&D waste and dust management, including the roles and responsibilities of actors involved
• Waste estimation and extrapolation at city and site levels of various streams
• Planning for infrastructure such as collection points, transfer stations, transportation routes, vehicle fleets, processing technologies, recycling site identification, etc
• Technology and techniques for onsite and offsite waste reduction/recycling
• Impact assessment and selfdeclaration responsibilities for the construction sector
• Effective site construction management to mitigate dust/air pollution and waste management
• Reporting and micro-action planning requirements for clean air based on various legal/administrative needs
• Good practices from Indian cities working on C&D waste and dust control
• Understanding the value and trade chain of C&D waste

COURSE COORDINATOR

Gargi Dwivedi
Senior Research Associate
Sustainable Habitat Programme, CSE
+91 8840349824
gargi.dwivedi@cseindia.org

COURSE DIRECTOR

Rajneesh Sareen
Programme Director
Sustainable Habitat Programme, CSE
rajneesh.sareen@cseindia.org