63 Tonnes of Waste Processed, Ensuring Clean and Sustainable Women’s Cricket World Cup
Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd. (AWHCL) has completed a major waste management project for the women’s Cricket World Cup held at DY Patil Stadium over the course of five matches, totaling an impressive 63 metric tons of waste collected and processed.
The project was made possible through the efforts of over 150 staff members, the coordination of 21 different operational teams and 5 specialized task units, and the use of 7 collection vehicles. It also involved coordinated waste handling throughout the high-traffic event, including the semi-final matches. A total of 78 designated waste collection points were established throughout the facility to accommodate both pre-event set-up and post-event clean-up.
Jose Jacob Kallarakal, Managing Director, Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd, said, “We are pleased to have contributed to the smooth conduct of the Women’s World Championships by managing waste operations at DY Patil Stadium. This initiative reflects our focus on structured, data-driven waste management solutions and reinforces our ability to deliver sustainable outcomes for major public events.”
All elements of the waste management process, from the time of collection to the physical disposal of the materials, including collection of waste during the event, segregation of dry and wet waste at the source, and subsequent processing of the recycled materials, have been completed, thereby eliminating the possibility of landfills overflowing, while maximizing the volume of recyclable material recovered. The initiative sets India’s event sustainability objectives at the international best practice level. It highlights the success of several global events in waste management, such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which attained a 65% recycling rate, and the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar, which recycled more than half of the total waste produced.
India’s urban centres produce approximately 160,000 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste daily; however, only 30% of that is treated appropriately. Waste management companies like AWHCL help to close this gap, especially at large-scale, concentrated events, which place an excessive strain on city infrastructure.
Antony Waste currently manages over 25 live projects utilizing a fleet of 2,300 vehicles, along with an on-site workforce of 8,800 professionals supporting operations at the tournament. Through this level of success, Antony Waste has set a new benchmark for future sporting and entertainment events within India, demonstrating that successful waste management is both possible and necessary for all contemporary event organisers.
