The Ganga River, also known as the Ganges, is one of the most important rivers in India and holds significant cultural and religious value for millions of people It is one of the largest rivers in the world stretching for over 2525 km with a great amount of biodiversity, and is a vital water provider for people living in the surrounding areas. However, the river has become heavily polluted over the years due to various factors, including industrial waste, untreated sewage, and religious practices. Efficient waste management is crucial to restoring and maintaining the health of the Ganga River.  

The Waste to Wealth project is a program for a cleaner river basin, starting with the Hindon River, a tributary to the River Ganga. The effort of the Waste to Value program lies in creating healthy environments throughout the river basin by offering waste management solutions leading to less pollution of the environment. The program's main goal is to restore the health of the Ganga River. We want to achieve this by installing waste-cleaning facilities to deal with the waste in and surrounding the Ganga River. The program started with the setup of two waste management projects. In Ghaziabad, we are setting up an incinerator to process the waste in the River and the surrounding areas into energy. In Muzaffarnagar, we have developed a plan for a waste-to-value recycling facility to recycle and reuse most of the waste we get. In the future, more projects will be added to the regions surrounding the Ganga River to clean the waste in the river and the surrounding areas. The projects will be sister projects cooperating to manage waste and pollution as efficiently as possible.

waste-to-value presents an alternative approach to traditional waste management, transforming waste into valuable resources, reducing environmental impacts, and generating economic benefits. Adopting this circular economy mindset can pave the way for a more sustainable and resource-efficient future.

The waste-to-value approach encompasses a wide range of sectors and industries. It involves the conversion of organic waste, such as food scraps and agricultural residues, into biogas, biofuels, or compost. Similarly, non-organic waste like plastics, metals, and electronics can be recycled and transformed into new products. Advanced technologies like pyrolysis, gasification, and anaerobic digestion enable the conversion of waste into energy sources like electricity, heat, or even fuels for transportation.