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might benefit most from composting to produce manure, while an urban center
could generate biogas and electricity. This nuanced, systems-based approach
ensures that waste is viewed not as a static burden but as a dynamic component
of an interconnected system, waiting to be valorized.
“Waste is again a variable term. It’s based on the theory of
relativity. It is something which is waste for you must not
be waste for others”
If the “theory of relativity in waste” provides the conceptual framework, then cit
ies like Indore offer tangible proof of its application. Abhishek points to Indore,
consistently recognized as India’s cleanest city, as a prime example of a suc
cessful circular economy model. The town processes approximately 920 tons of