Academic project in Social Entrepreneurship during MBA.
The idea is to create an on-demand, waste management marketplace to facilitate social and environmental change using technology and internet. Also includes UI/UX designs for a consumer waste collection app.
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Social and Environmental impact using Technology and Internet - Mobile App for Waste Collection
1. Technology and Community Driven
Waste Management and Empowerment Solution
WMWWaste Management Works
Submission By Rajath D M, SIBM, Pune
2. Expanding Garbage Landfills are a threat to the environment. There is a lot of useful/recyclable stuff
in this waste. The entire waste disposal system can generate employment and empower millions.
The Idea is to use technology and internet to bridge
gaps and make the system work with a Social and
Environmental Impact.
The IDEA
Mandur Landfill, Bangalore, India
3. MOBILE APP TO CONNECT
PEOPLE & WASTE
MANAGEMENT VENDORS
WMW Mobile App
People can sign up through the
App, Provide their address,
payment details etc and schedule a
waste pick-up.
The App requires access to
Mobile Internet and Location.
4. SEGGREGATION
GOOD FOR THE PLANET
EASY FOR THE VENDORS
WMW Mobile App
End users pay Vendors to dispose
off few categories of waste and
Vendors pay the End Users for few
categories of waste.
5. CONNECTING TO THE
VENDORS
WMW Mobile App
A vendor database is maintained, the servers match the
Waste Pick-up request and the vendor for that category in
that locality will receive an SMS with the details of Pick-up
location and contact details.
6. How does it work?
WMW
Servers & Business
Processing
Waste
Disposal
Vendors
Recycling or
Procurement
Vendors
WMW
Mobile APP
End Users
7. A CO-OPERATIVE, ORGANIZED ECOSYSTEM
FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT VENDORS
Social IMPACT
•WMW will work as a Community driven, Co-
Operative Ecosystem and Empower the Waste
Management system .
•Create Entrepreneurs in supply chain, logistics,
recycling and waste processing.
•Generate Employment in Business Processing,
Technology, Operations, Marketing etc.
9. RECYCLING AND PROCESSING WILL
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE BEING
DUMPED IN LANDFILLS
Environmental IMPACT
•Dispose waste in one click.
•Waste can be processed instead of being burnt,
this reduces Carbon foot-print.
•Recycling Paper products can help save trees.
•Organic Manure can be manufactured by
processing wet waste.
•Water pollution due to improper waste disposal
can be checked.