Bengaluru to Build First Integrated Waste-to-Value Park

Carbon Masters India (CMIPL), a climate-tech venture focused on circular economy solutions, has partnered with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Saatarem Alternative Fuel and Energy (SAAFE) to establish Bengaluru’s first waste-to-value park aimed at reducing landfill load.

The foundation stone was laid by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at the Kannahalli Municipal Waste Plant in Bengaluru West.

The BBMP-owned facility currently processes 350 tonnes per day (TPD) of source-segregated waste into compost, with a capacity of 1,000 TPD.

Key Highlights

• Bengaluru launches its first integrated waste-to-value park with BBMP, SAAFE, and CMIPL
• Project to process 900 TPD of waste, producing biomethane, fertiliser, electricity, and RDF
• Supports Swachh Bharat Mission by reducing landfill waste and enabling scientific disposal

Shivakumar said: “Bengaluru has been challenged by the rapid growth of both our population and our waste. With this project at Kannahalli, we are demonstrating that waste is not a liability but a resource. By converting our city’s waste into clean fuel, power and organic fertiliser, we will reduce the pressure on landfills, cut pollution and create new green jobs. This can become a model for cities across Karnataka and India.”

“SAAFE has been committed to finding sustainable solutions for Bengaluru’s waste,” said Abhishek Gowda, spokesperson for Saatarem Alternative Fuel and Energy (SAAFE). “This partnership allows us to scale up from composting alone to a truly integrated waste-to-value model that benefits the city, the environment and local communities.”

“By bringing together biomethane, organic fertiliser, power generation and RDF on a single site, Kannahalli will be India’s first-of-its-kind circular economy waste-to-value park, a model that can be replicated across every urban centre,” said Som Narayan, co-founder, Carbon Masters. “We want to demonstrate that a problematic municipal ‘waste stream’ can be transformed into multiple value-added products that save both costs and carbon emissions.”

When fully developed, the project will process 900 TPD of organic waste, generating 30 TPD of Carbonlites biomethane (CBG) and 750 TPD of organic fertiliser. In Phase 1, a biomethane plant will convert 300 TPD of organic waste into 10 TPD of biomethane and 250 TPD of fertiliser.

Additional partners include Professor Dasappa from IISc’s Centre for Sustainable Technologies, who will convert rejected waste fractions into 1 MW of renewable electricity and explore gasification for producing green hydrogen. Hasiru Dala Innovations, led by CEO Shekar Prabhakar, will build a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to handle 100 TPD of dry waste, recovering recyclables and producing refuse-derived fuel (RDF).

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The Kannahalli project aligns with the Swachh Bharat Mission and Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, promoting segregation at source, resource recovery, and scientific disposal, significantly reducing landfill waste, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and supplying farmers with organic fertiliser to improve soil health.