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# However, sufficient care should be taken to prevent pollution due to leachate generation, odour,
flies, and bird menace by providing cover to the area. The compost generated should meet the
standards prescribed in Management and Handling Rules, 2000 of the Ministry of Environment
and Forests.
# Food wastes and other organic wastes, including the garden wastes, can also be processed
through anaerobic digestion to generate biogas that can be used for cooking applications in
place of liquefied petroleum gas. In addition, the digested sludge from the biodigester has a
good manure value.
Items such as glass, plastics, paper, and fabric should to be recycled by following appropriate
technical guidelines and industrial norms, whereas organic and biodegradable waste can be
recycled and reused within the house or in the immediate vicinity of the building itself. There are a
number of options available for treating such waste at a smaller scale. Some of these methods and
technologies are listed below and can be procured locally.
Bio-methanation
One of the most common ways of recycling biodegradable waste is through the process of bio-
methanation. Some of the common bio-methanation based digesters available in India are as
follows.
1. TEAM process developed by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)
2. ASTRA digester (Centre for Sustainable Technologies): TIDE (Technology Informatics Design
Endeavour)
3. ARTI digester (Appropriate Rural Technology Institute)
4. SPRERI digester (Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute)
Please note that listed below are only a few technologies for processing / recycling organic waste. There
may be more technologies available in different parts of India which can also be used.
1. TEAM
TEAM stands for ‘TERI’s Enhanced Acidification and Methanation’ process. It is a biphasic
process in which the first phase extracts the organic content from the waste and the second
Figure 1 TEAM schematic diagram
# However, sufficient care should be taken to prevent pollution due to leachate generation, odour,
flies, and bird menace by providing cover to the area. The compost generated should meet the
standards prescribed in Management and Handling Rules, 2000 of the Ministry of Environment
and Forests.
# Food wastes and other organic wastes, including the garden wastes, can also be processed
through anaerobic digestion to generate biogas that can be used for cooking applications in
place of liquefied petroleum gas. In addition, the digested sludge from the biodigester has a
good manure value.
Items such as glass, plastics, paper, and fabric should to be recycled by following appropriate
technical guidelines and industrial norms, whereas organic and biodegradable waste can be
recycled and reused within the house or in the immediate vicinity of the building itself. There are a
number of options available for treating such waste at a smaller scale. Some of these methods and
technologies are listed below and can be procured locally.
Bio-methanation
One of the most common ways of recycling biodegradable waste is through the process of bio-
methanation. Some of the common bio-methanation based digesters available in India are as
follows.
1. TEAM process developed by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)
2. ASTRA digester (Centre for Sustainable Technologies): TIDE (Technology Informatics Design
Endeavour)
3. ARTI digester (Appropriate Rural Technology Institute)
4. SPRERI digester (Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute)
Please note that listed below are only a few technologies for processing / recycling organic waste. There
may be more technologies available in different parts of India which can also be used.
1. TEAM
TEAM stands for ‘TERI’s Enhanced Acidification and Methanation’ process. It is a biphasic
process in which the first phase extracts the organic content from the waste and the second
Figure 1 TEAM schematic diagram
