Kerala launches 'Nirmalam - Puthuyuga Shuchithwa Keralam', a five-year campaign for 100 per cent waste treatment

2 October 2026

Kerala is launching 'Nirmalam - Puthuyuga Shuchithwa Keralam', a five-year waste management campaign run by the Local Self Government Department with the Suchitwa Mission.
The state-level inauguration is to be held at the Sunny Convention Centre at North Paravur in Ernakulam on 2 October 2026, with Chief Minister V D Satheesan formally launching the campaign.
The target is to make the State completely waste-free by 30 March 2031, marked as Zero Waste Day.
In the short-term phase, from 2 October 2026 to 2 October 2027, bio-waste processing is to be set up in 30 per cent of households and institutions, 20 per cent of bulk waste generators are to segregate waste at source, 100 local bodies are to be raised to full bio-waste treatment capacity and 40 per cent of sanitary waste is to be processed scientifically with two new plants.
The medium-term phase, from 2 October 2027 to 5 June 2030, is to extend bio-waste processing to 70 per cent of households and institutions, upgrade 500 local bodies and put four sanitary waste plants into operation.
The long-term phase, from 5 June 2030 to 30 March 2031, is to achieve 100 per cent bio-waste processing, 100 per cent collection and scientific management of inorganic waste, and recycling plants for plastic, glass, e-waste, textile and paper.
The plan includes 12 RDF plants and a 500 TPD waste-to-energy plant in Kochi.
Local Self Government Minister K M Shaji announced the campaign at a press conference at the Secretariat.