Through pilot projects commissioned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in Najafgarh and Karol Bagh in Delhi in 2022 and 2023, Malba Project built a network of 49 trucks and 19 redis (bicycle-drawn carts), trained haulers and MCD personnel, conducted IEC activities with residents, and over a span of 4 months, successfully diverted over 5 million kg of Malba from illegal dumping.
Malba walks are a community-focused initiative that were started in order to increase awareness, clean, and track illegal dumping spots. We have conducted several group explorations in different areas of Delhi, including heritage walks and clean up drives, bringing together like-minded people from across the city to participate in mitigating the malba problem and foster important conversations about waste.
Through our walks, we were able to construct an open source map that identifies the C&D waste infrastructure and illegal dumping hotspots in Delhi.
Open Map
MYMALBA
MyMalba is India’s first Uber-for-construction-waste.
It has 3 parts:
The platform includes specialized features that solve for the challenges of malba collection in Indian cities.
HAULER
FRIENDLY
Using a WhatsApp chatbot, we are able to make communication more familiar for haulers. Pickups can be scheduled, organized and completed through this integration.
BETTER WASTE
HANDLING
The app accounts for different types of waste. This feature enables haulers to tailor transport and handling methods to suit the nature of the waste.
MULTI-MODE
TRANSPORT
To account for smaller waste generators and different city structures, we offer different transport options that make use of the available local transport options to optimize malba collection.
INFORMATIVE
GUIDES
Users have access to in-depth guides on effective waste sorting, handling and more, ensuring smooth operations, and overall increased efficiency.
MyMalba is India’s first Uber-for-construction-waste.
It has 3 parts:
The platform includes specialized features that solve for the challenges of malba collection in Indian cities.
Malba Project specializes in qualitative and quantitative research on various topics such as C&D waste management, informal sector documentation, air pollution, and carbon footprints.
We secured a research grant from IIT Madras, called the Socially Relevant Projects grant 2022-23, resulting in 2 research papers that are under review. Furthermore, our research was acknowledged through the best poster award at the Young Researchers Symposium during IIT Madras's TLC2 week in 2023.
