Transforming Waste into High Calorific Fuel: A Smart Solution for your thermal substitution requirement

India faces a significant solid waste management crisis, with urban centers generating millions of tonnes of municipal solid waste annually. Ineffective handling of this waste not only burdens local environments but also contributes substantially to greenhouse gas emissions. A large part of municipal solid waste traditionally ends up in landfills. There, it decomposes anaerobically and releases methane—a potent greenhouse gas. It also produces toxic leachate that contaminates soil and groundwater. These emissions exacerbate climate change and pose severe environmental and public health risks. Pioneering Waste-to-Coal substitute Technology which can produce high calorific value fuel with zero emissions can change the game altogether!

The Challenge of Landfills and Emissions

waste dumpsite in Trivandrum — **PROBLEM: LANDFILLS EVERYWHERE EVEN AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF NUMEROUS MRFs AND RRFs**

A smart waste processing machine designed for converting municipal solid waste into high calorific fuel, located in Kochi, India. The image shows the machine in a facility with a person standing nearby. — **SOLUTION: SMART TECH TO PROCESS LANDFILL BOUND WASTE INTO HIGH CV COAL SUBSTITUTE**

Landfills continue to be the predominant waste disposal method across Indian cities, including Cochin. Yet, landfill emissions—which include methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and harmful microplastics—contribute heavily to atmospheric pollution. Moreover, the poorly managed leachate from these sites pollutes local ecosystems, further impacting biodiversity and community health. This underscores an urgent need for innovative, eco-friendly waste processing technologies that reduce reliance on landfills and environmental pollution.

Introducing Smart Technology in Cochin for Sustainable Waste Management

A busy landfill site showcasing a large mountain of garbage, with people and cows in the foreground and machinery working on the waste.

A smart waste processing machine with indicators, located in Kochi, Kerala, India, promoting eco-friendly waste management solutions. — **SMART TECH**

Close-up of processed high calorific value fuel pellets made from municipal solid waste, displayed in a woven container, illustrating sustainable waste management efforts. — **SMARTCOAL**

Industrial facility featuring large cylindrical silos and supporting structures, surrounded by greenery and an open sky. — **COAL SUBSTITUTION**

Key features of SMART Climate Tech

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Online Processing Direct landfill bound mixed MSW as it comes.

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Zero Emissions
Process without emitting harmful gases or fumes.

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Low Electrical usage
Energy assessment Validated by IIT Indore, certifying minimal energy.

An overview of a waste management facility processing municipal solid waste into high calorific value fuel.

SCADA- Easy to Use Everything is control on fingertips with self-protect mechanism.

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High Calorific Value Fuel Production
SMARTCOAL is between 4500 to 7000 kcal/kg, great alternative to coal.

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Zero Water Using zero water for processing- Environment ready!

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Modular Design
Takes low footprint and designed to fit your space.

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Long Life made of Stainless Steel and integration with SCADA boosts life.

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Return on Investment In less than 2 years .

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Scalable System
Add multiple units to increase processing.

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Odorless Output has no spell ensuring that no sting is the premise.

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Zero Leachate Completely environment friendly.

SMART CLIMATE TECH is built to solve the biggest problem we face! Landfill bound waste which has zero valuables and ends up in rivers, oceans and at times buried or burnt!

Processing capacity per hour

1 TPH

1.5 TPH

2 TPH

5 TPH

10 TPH

15 TPH

** SMART Climate Tech can run for 20 hours per day
** SMART can be customized to handle bigger capacities, or multiple units can be added in the scalable option

Who can benefit from using SMART?

Cement manufacturers	Municipal Corporations
Thermal Plants	Municipalities
Steel plants	Non-profits working in Waste management
Landfill remedial site operators	Women Self-help groups

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Climate Action & Coal Substitution: Aligning with National and Global Goals

This project epitomizes the Government of India’s climate action agenda. It emphasizes mandates to replace a portion of coal use in cement and other industries. These are replaced with alternative fuels derived from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Cement factories are encourage by CPCB to use Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) or solid recovered fuel. This fuel generally has a calorific value above 1500 kcal/kg and on average less than 2500 kcal/kg. At times using such RDF can require more coal during combustion. This is due to uneven energy and moisture in RDF. Cement manufacturers and Thermal plants do not consider this technology critical for compliance. They do not find it essential for decarbonization efforts, even though it provides them with higher CV at lesser cost. Our waste to coal substitute produces energy from 4500 kcal/kg to 7000+ kcal/kg. It supports the thermal substitution rate (TSR) in cement kilns.

Globally, research on thermal substitution highlights the reduction of coal dependency. This is because coal is the highest CO2 emitter among fossil fuels. This project converts problematic mixed waste streams into high CV fuel. By doing so, it supports the thermal substitution trajectory. This significantly lowers CO2 emissions, reduces methane emissions from landfills, and decreases microplastic pollution arising from improper waste disposal.

The project’s impact includes:

Significant reduction in landfill-bound waste volume and associated methane emissions.
Reduction in fossil fuel coal consumption with a cleaner alternative.
Mitigation of microplastics release into ecosystems due to controlled, ethical processing of rejected waste.
Creation of local green jobs supporting climate-conscious community development.

Meet Arathi & Gayathri!

We train and polish women like Arathi & Gayathri who are technically qualified but come from rural, coastal and isolated areas in India. They now run the operation and manage the site with confidence and clarity. This project has enabled to change the story of waste and also the story of their lives.

We aim to engage technically qualified young women from rural, coastal, and isolated areas. We have trained and polished women like Arathi & Gayathri. They now run the operation and manage the site with confidence and clarity. This project has enabled to change the story of waste and also the story of their lives!