Recity Network Private Limited

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Primary information

Year formed

2017

Registered in

2017

Formally registered

On

Language

English, Hindi

Number of members

122

Type of members

Waste picker support organization

Occupation of members

Solid waste managers, Waste collectors, Waste pickers

Type of Organization

Network, Sole trader and/or business

Organizational Reach

National

Workplace of members

Door to door, Recycling center, Sorting center, Street

Membership

No

Objectives

(i) Professionalization of Waste Workers: - Provision Occupational IDs - Training Sessions to improve Efficacy of work performed - Capacity Building Workshops for Long Term, Short Term and Life Skills - Provide Accessibility to Govt. Schemes - Biannual Health Camps(ii) Minimize Waste from Landfill: - Streamline Collection and Transportation of Waste - Increase Rate of Material Recovery & Processing of Waste in City(iii) Behavioural & Visible Change in Stakeholders (Administration, Citizens, Tourists, RWAs, NGOs etc.) - Create Awareness of Source Segregation and Anti – Littering - Increase the Rate of Source Segregation - Improvise Culture of Recycling amongst Citizens(iv) Sustainability of Holistic SWM System: - Provide Incentives for Waste Workers for maximum efficiency - Increase Revenue for Contractor/ Municipal Administration through Sales of Processed Waste

Partnering organizations

The Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers, Stree Mukti Sanghatana, SWaCH, Nestle, Godrej

Affiliations

Aiw

Funding

Donor, Partners

Internal elections

No

Women composition

61,5%

Social networking sites

Facebook

Benefits

Member benefits

Id cards, Job creation & source of income, Occupational health & safety, Training & advocacy

Safety & Technology

Gloves, Masks, Safety boots

Services

What kind of relationship exists with the municipality?

Providers of infrastructure

How is the relationship with the municipality?

Excellent and/or friendly

Types of materials

Biodegradable, Biodegradable waste, Bottles, Cans, Clothing, Glass, Household items, Metals, Organics, Other, Paper and cardboard, Plastic, Plastics

Activities

Collecting waste, Collection of recyclables, Collection of waste, New items made from collected materials, Sensitization of locals, Sorting waste, Street sweeping, Training and capacity building, Transportation, Waste collection, Waste management, Waste sorting

Challenges to access waste

Contamination from waste, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Obtaining licenses, Price fluctuations of waste, Transportation

Complementary Information

Information source

The information was provided by Suraj Nandkumar to the Secretariat of the Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers.

Comments / Narrative

Recity Network Pvt. Ltd. is an Urban Resource Management company at city level focusing on Waste Management. To bring about a Systemic Change, Recity works at grassroots level so as to address 2 (Two) main problems, namely – Lack of incorporation of the Informal Sector into the Solid Waste Management (SWM) System and Lack of Implementation of SWM, 2016.

Recity wishes to achieve 03 Outcomes in every city that it is present in, so as to mitigate the problems identified – (i) Divert 70% Waste from Landfill, (ii) Professionalization of Waste Workers and (iii) Holistic adoption of SWM, 2016 by the Municipal Body.

Recity aims to create a sustainable impact through an Inclusive Model that accounts for complete participation of all Key Stakeholders and Waste Pickers and Sanitation Workers in the city. It is through professionalizing and enhancing the entitlements claimed by Waste Pickers and Sanitation Workers, setting up of a robust Waste Value Chain, Recity achieves the Diversion of Waste from landfill and Holistic Implementation & Adoption of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.

Waste Picker Group City: Mumbai, Mussoorie, Nainital, Dalhousie