THE BOTRAM PROCESS

We believe that the waste management problem that the country faces needs simple solutions. To tackle 80% of the problem, we have developed the innovative, cost-effective, equitable & replicable BOTRAM SWM Transformation Process, that has delivered successful SWM transformation  to 14 ULBs in India and abroad.

B-O-T-R-A-M is a six-step process that overhauls, fortifies and enables the city’s MSW machinery to deliver a waste management system that is regular, reliable, safe and sustainable, while achieving a resource Recovery potential of 90%.

PROCESS

BASELINE ASSESSMENT

ON-BOARDING AND ORIENTATION

TRAINING AND ROUTE MAPPING

RESOURCE RECOVERY

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE

OUTCOME

Streamlined Door-to-Door Collection Of Segregated Waste

Effective Waste Recovery Mechanisms

Sustainability Through Community Engagement

IMPACT

UP TO 90% OF THE WASTE RECOVERY POTENTIAL IS ACHIEVED

BOTRAM ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES

BOTRAM was piloted in a small locality of Aurangabad with a population of 5000. Five years later, this process is as relevant and implementable in a small village like Lasur in Aurangabad district as in the coastal Indian city of Ratnagiri and slums of Buenos Aires, Argentina or in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

OUR PROJECTS

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Aurangabad Cantonment
We have worked with Cantonment Board of Aurangabad by implementing BOTRAM thus impacting a population of 20,000. We also established a dry waste sorting center here.
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Neelanga
We have worked with Neelanga Nagar Parishad and impacted a population of 45,000 by implementing and streamlining the waste management practices there
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Aurangabad
Our journey with Solid Waste Management started with a small locality of Sindhi Colony in Aurangabad. Since then, we have worked very closely with Aurangabad Municipal Corporation to bring about a systemic change in its waste management processes. Below is a glimpse our projects in Aurangabad.                                                     January 2016 - October 2017 : Our first project in Aurangabad was funded by Bajaj Auto Pvt. Ltd, Endress + Hauser, Grind Master Machines Pvt. Ltd., B M Construction and Canpack India Pvt. Ltd. Under this project, we implemented BOTRAM in 93 wards thus impacting a population of 8.87 lacs. The Bajaj Majhi City Swachh City campaign was run across the city and was funded Bajaj Auto Pvt. Ltd. Two dry waste sorting centers were also set and managed in this project.                                             April 2018 - ongoing : Second phase of Bajaj Majhi City Swachh City is being implemented in Zone 6, Aurangabad in collaboration with Aurangabad Municipal Corporation and Bajaj Auto Pvt. Ltd. Under this project we have set up a model Material Recovery Center which focuses on integration of informal waste pickers, their welfare and maximum resource recover.                                                                                         July 2019 - ongoing : In our first project with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCB), we work in Zone 3, 4 and 8 of Aurangabad. This project aims at setting up Material Recovery Facilities with the aim to integrate informal waste pickers and improved plastics waste management.
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Vaijapur
We have worked with the Vaijapur Nagar Parishad in two phases of implementation of BOTRAM ( July 2017 - January 2018) and EPR and Monitoring and Maintenance ( September 2018 - March 2020). Due to the implementation of robust waste management systems, Vaijapur Nagar Parishad has secured three star rating in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 and has been felicitated by ex-CM of Maharashtra as well.
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Argentina and Bali
We are a global design partner to McKinsey.org - providing consultancy to set up pilot Solid Waste Management projects in Indonesia and Argentina. McKinsey.org is harnessing CRT’s expertise in designing rapid behavior change campaigns, route mapping and optimization for collection systems, partnering with stakeholders in complex systems, implementing Extended Producer Responsibility frameworks, and working with the informal sector to building sustainable, efficient, equitable, and scalable models of solid waste management. The results achieved in both projects have proven beyond a doubt that the BOTRAM process is replicable across geographical and cultural diversities.
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Ratnagiri
We worked with Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad from October 2017 - September 2018. With the implementation of BOTRAM and a focus on beach clean up drives, we were able to impact over 80,000 residents. Ratnagiri Nagar Parsishad also secured 40th rank in the Swachh Survekshan for the year 2018 and 19th rank in the Swachh Survekshan for the year 2019.  
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Lasur
Our work with Lasur Gram Panchayat has been a part of the project Bajaj Mazha Gaon Swachh Gaon  in collaboration with Bajaj Auto Pvt. Ltd. This is our pilot project in a rural geography and its successful implementation proves that BOTRAM is relevant and applicable in a rural set up as well. The key highlight of this project was the Kachradaan which encouraged residents of Lasur to donate dry waste to the waste pickers which directly enhanced their livelihood.
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Gangapur
This project was implemented in collaboration with the Bajaj Auto Pvt. Ltd and Gangapur Nagar Parishad as a part of the Bajaj Mazha Gaon Swacch Gaon project from December 2018 - January 2020
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Rajgurunagar
Our Mazha Rajgurunagar Swaccha Rajgurunagar project is our first and ongoing project in the Pune district in collaboration with Bajaj Group and Rajgurunagar Municipal Council.  
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TESTIMONIALS

Shannon Bouton

Global Executive Director, Sustainable Communities, McKinsey.Org

We drew inspiration from CRT’s processes for on-boarding stakeholders with a visioning workshop, training and route planning for municipal teams, and running a targeted awareness campaign for residents. I remember being struck by the entrepreneurialism and creativity that they have shown in reforming the municipal solid waste management process of Aurangabad.

Mr C P Tripathi

Advisor CSR, Bajaj Auto Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad

Bajaj has always been at the forefront in performing its social responsibilities and with the same commitment we work with team CARPE. We are impressed with the way the team has transformed the way municipal waste is managed. We appreciate the way they have enhanced livelihoods of waste pickers and how they have enabled the sanitation team to be the flag bearers of waste management. 

Mr Astik Kumar Pandey

Municipal Comissioner, Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad

The Zone 6 MRF is truly a model and demonstrates effective dry-waste management. It should be replicated, and all residents and corporators alike should see that having such a facility is a boon to their ward and the city. This center not only manages waste but is also helping to spread awareness about waste reduction, my congratulations to all partners involved -, Bajaj Auto and CARPE and my colleagues from the AMC, and each of the Safai Karamcharis who have made this possible.

Ms Seema Dhamdhere

Executive Director, Maharahstra Urban Development Mission, Maharashtra

The BAJAJ Majhi City Swachh City Campaign by CARPE has done a commendable job in Aurangabad Municipal Corporation with respect to Solid Waste segregation and behaviour change in citizens. The State believes that capacity building of city officials and behavior change in citizens is imperative to achieving the vision of a Swachh Bharat.

Mr. Vithhal Dake

Chief Officer, Vaijapur Nagar Parishad, Vaijapur

I brought CRT on-board to transform the SWM situation on-ground, which they did very fast and effectively. And as a bonus, we cracked the Swachh Survekshan in the most rewarding and sustainable manner.

Dhonda Bai

Kachra Vechak, Material Recovery Facility, Zone 6, Aurangabad

In all my years of working so hard, I did not see any dignity in this field. But after coming to this centre I have received safety, better earnings and respect. My family and I now feel glad for my work