From Burden to Breakthrough: Pune's Electric Pushcart Revolution!
In the city of Pune a workforce of over waste pickers predominantly women has been the backbone of the city's waste management system Operating under the SWaCH Cooperative these workers collect segregated waste from lakh residents daily processing over tons of waste Their efforts have led to the recycling of tons of dry waste achieving a remarkable plastic recovery rate nbsp However this commendable work comes at a physical cost Years of manually pushing heavy carts have resulted in chronic pain and mobility issues for many waste pickers Recognizing this the Pune Municipal Corporation PMC in collaboration with SWaCH and Kashtakari Panchayat has initiated a transformative pilot project the electrification of pushcarts Electrifying Change The E-Pushcart InitiativeLaunched on May this pioneering project introduces electric pushcarts equipped with detachable batteries offering a range of km per charge at walking speed and the capacity to carry up to kg of waste nbsp
