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Leveraging Waste Management as a Social Enterprise to Create Job Opportunities and Drive Rural Upliftment in India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: India's rural communities face pressing issues such as economic underdevelopment, unemployment, and poor waste management infrastructure. While urban centers are increasingly adopting waste-to-wealth initiatives, rural areas often remain underserved, contributing to environmental degradation and missed economic opportunities. This paper explores how waste management, when approached as a social enterprise, can simultaneously address waste management and employment generation, particularly in rural India. By developing sustainable waste management practices, empowering youth with skills, and fostering entrepreneurship, waste management has the potential to drive rural upliftment. The paper proposes an actionable framework for scaling waste management as a social enterprise across rural India, emphasizing innovation, community participation, and policy support.Keywords: Social enterprise, waste management, rural upliftment, employment, innovation, sustainability, youth empowerment, circular economy, India.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15276635

Author: Debnath, Bibakanand

Language: English

Topic: Waste Management and Recycling

Subfield: Waste Management and Disposal

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Responsible consumption and production, No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6949812376

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