ZeroWaste Kerela Hackathon: Tech Business Models for a Cleaner Environment

Deadline: 3 December 2023

The Kerala Development Innovation Strategic Council (KDISC), in collaboration with the Local Self Government Department Kerala, Suchithwa Mission, Haritha Kerala Mission, Clean Kerala Company, Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP), Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), and Centre for Management Development (CMD) is launching the “Waste Management Hackathon”.

This groundbreaking endeavour seeks to empower Local Governments by connecting them with innovative startup solutions designed to tackle the challenges they face in waste management. By harnessing the potential of technology and innovation, this program aspires Kerala’s waste management practices to a new era of efficiency and sustainability.

Objective of this hackathon is to identify the ready to implement or prototype ready effective technologies to solve the problems in the waste management field. Topics for hackathon are:

Technologies for waste processing (Organic, Plastic, Electronic & Hazardous, and other forms of waste)
Technologies for waste segregation, transfer, and handling systems
Business model for waste processing, recycling, reduction, and recovery
Resource reuse and management
This hackathon will provide financial support for the pilot project, and link with the market for the procurement.

Financial Support

Financial support for pilot intervention will be channelised for selected statups/agencies/organisations through various programmes of the Government of Kerala.

Categories

Technologies for waste processing
- Organic waste processing
  - Coconut shell and husk processing
  - Better and more efficient microorganisms for household-level biogas plants
  - Alternative Systems for Floating Drum Biogas Plants
  - Safe biogas slurry disposal
  - Slow decaying organic waste
  - Bio CNG
  - Black Soldier Fly
- Plastic waste processing
  - Foam/Foam bed recovery
  - Sanitary napkin/diaper recovery/recycling
- Electronic and Hazardous Waste
  - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments
  - Hazardous Waste
- Other forms of waste
  - Glass recycling-alternate uses
  - Construction Demolition Waste and ceramic waste-alternate uses
  - Cloth Waste Management
Technologies for waste handling systems, waste segregation and waste transfer
- Waste Collection vehicles/trolleys for narrow allies and rural roads
- Waste Transfer/Seamless loading unloading
- Toolkit for Municipal Workers/Haritha Karmasena
- Tools for disassembly
- Manual Shredder for Composting units
- Segregation of Mixed waste in public places
- Smart household Devices
- Litter boxes
- Smart Community Devices
Business models for waste processing, waste recycling, waste reduction and recovery
- Public Toilet/modern restroom network
- Mobile Toilets
- Mobile Waste Recovery Units
- Mobile Dish wash and sanitizing units
- Non Plastic Packing options and packaging alternatives
- Redesigning Food for easy packing
- Reuse models in food delivery
- Reuse model in Food Park
- Door Delivery systems
- Fish vending systems
- Used oil from restaurants and houses
Resource reuse and management
- Water dispensers
- Product/material dispensers for shops

Who can apply?

Start-ups/Agencies/Organisations with innovative solutions that have the potential to innovate and scale around waste management solutions.
Innovators looking for support primarily in product development, product commercialization and Go-To-Market Strategy along with processes focusing on community empowerment and participation.

For more information, visit Kerala Development Innovation Strategic Council (KDISC).