Waste Management

Drive sustainable solutions by converting waste into valuable resources, reducing environmental impact, and supporting India’s Green Energy Transition through clean, efficient practices

Group Lead

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Saptak Ghosh

Our Impact

Reimagining Waste, Restoring the Planet

The Waste Management group focuses on circular economy solutions by promoting waste segregation, material recovery, and energy generation from waste. It works on policy analysis, technology assessments, and implementation strategies to reduce landfill dependence and support clean energy transitions.

Contribution to the Grand Challenges

The Waste Management group plays a vital role in India’s Green Energy Transition by promoting sustainable waste-to-resource solutions that reduce environmental impact and support circular economy principles. By developing innovative technologies and strategies for waste valorisation, the group helps minimize landfill dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. Their work focuses on integrating waste management with renewable energy systems, such as biogas and waste-to-energy projects, to generate clean power and reduce fossil fuel use. Additionally, the group supports policy formulation and capacity-building efforts to foster adoption of efficient waste practices, enabling a cleaner, more resilient energy future aligned with India’s climate goals.

Transforming Ideas Into Impactful Solutions

Ongoing Projects

Nature-based solutions for climate ad...

AFARI estimates the energy, emissions, and resources impl...

Ongoing Projects

Sustainable Think Tanks

The Sustainable Think Tanks project documents the transfo...

Ongoing Projects

SANITECH – A platform for Integ...

CSTEP developed SANITECH, a decision-support tool, to fac...

Ongoing Projects

Sustainable Urban Planning Strategies...

CSTEP developed SANITECH, a decision-support tool, to fac...

Past Projects

Solar Energy–Based EV

CSTEP’s pilot study in collaboration with the state-run B...

Past Projects

CSTEM PV 2

The Version 1 (V1) (which can be accessed here) of the CS...

Insights That Shape the : Publications

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AI and Digital Platforms

Project Management System (PMS)

Project Management System for CSTEP is a tool to manage p...

Strategic Studies

E-Bus Depot Electrification Planning ...

E-Bus Depot Electrification Planning And Operational Tool...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

CREST Bengaluru

CSTEP's Rooftop Evaluation for Solar Tool (CREST) accurat...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

CSTEP’s Solar Techno-Economic Model (...

CSTEP’s Solar Techno-Economic Model (CSTEM) for photovolt...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

Solar Technology and Application Atla...

Solar Technology and Application Atlas for India (STAAI) ...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

Rooftop Solar Explorer Tool Madhya Pr...

CSTEP’s Rooftop Solar Explorer Tool Madhya Pradesh accura...

Energy and Power

GIS-Based Energy Audit Tool

GIS-based energy audit tool accurately maps feeders with ...

Energy and Power

Bihar Power Transmission Visualisatio...

Bihar Power Transmission Visualisation Portal is an onlin...

Climate, Environment and Sustainability

SAFARI

SAFARI estimates the energy, emissions, and resources imp...

Air Quality

CSTEPs Emission Inventory for 76 Cities

CSTEP, with assistance from 12 other Institutes of Repute...