Description
Coconut waste — including husks, shells, and residual pulp — poses a unique and often-overlooked challenge in urban waste streams. Commonly discarded in bulk by street vendors, households, and marketplaces, this organic waste is bulky, fibrous, and slow to decompose, making it difficult to handle through conventional waste management systems.
Coconut waste — including husks, shells, and residual pulp — poses a unique and often-overlooked challenge in urban waste streams. Commonly discarded in bulk by street vendors, households, and marketplaces, this organic waste is bulky, fibrous, and slow to decompose, making it difficult to handle through conventional waste management systems.
Organization
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Impact
Coconut waste clogs drains, attracts pests, and contributes to overflowing landfills, while its high moisture and fiber content make it incompatible with standard composting processes. The absence of decentralized or scalable solutions to collect, process, and upcycle all components of coconut waste results in both environmental degradation and missed opportunities for value creation.
Population Affected
>100,000
Problem Poster's Location
Pune, India
Impacted locations
Sectors
Sustainable Development Goals
This problem has the following solutions.
management of coconut waste
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