Organic Waste Converters in Nalasopara, Vasai-Virar.

Larger housing complexes in Nalasopara generate enough kitchen waste that the corporation expects it to be processed on the premises. An organic waste converter only works if residents separate wet waste at the door and someone feeds and empties the machine each day. We size the unit on occupied flats, not sanctioned ones, site it so smell and machine noise stay away from windows, and teach housekeeping staff to operate it daily.

Nalasopara is one of the most crowded parts of Vasai-Virar, spread on both sides of its railway station. The western side includes Sopara, an old settlement with a long history as a port, and its older villages, wadis and tanks. The eastern side grew much faster and more recently, largely as buildings of five to seven storeys raised on former paddy and low ground, many of them affordable homes for families who work in Mumbai. Roads, drainage and public open ground have lagged behind construction, and parts of the town now flood in heavy monsoon rain.