Over the course of these three days, the expo brought together India's waste management, recycling and sanitation fraternity under one roof to showcase their products, technologies and innovations before a highly influential business community. It was an ideal platform for the industry to congregate and discuss industry trends, challenges and market insights, and provided in-depth solutions, that help in proliferating their business.

Empowered by the Ministry of Urban Development ( MoUD ), Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), WasTe And SaniTech India 2016 was supported by Metal Recycling Association of India (MRAI), Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), Indian Bio Gas (IBA) Association, All India Plastics Industries Association (AIPIA), NGO partners - Sulabh International and Toxic Link, Sanitation Partner - WaterAid and Knowledge Partner - The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) and Associate Partner - 3S India.

Bringing together manufacturers and technology providing companies, the expo had key participating exhibitors including States such as Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, Municipal corporations such as Swachh Andhra Corporation, Municipal Corporation Delhi- East (MCD) and companies such as MRT Systems, Dhara Groups, Bharti Hygiene, Frontier Polymer, Rashtriya Furnace amongst others. The expo also was a perfect platform for new start-up companies in the domain to showcase their innovations.

The highlights of the expo included two days of power-packed, industry-focused conferences and technical seminars that discussed the challenges being faced and solutions being sought by the industry. The topics of the technical seminars included Municipal Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Plastic Waste Management, e-waste Management, Bio-medical waste Management, and Construction & Debris Waste Management.

The expo also witnessed the launch of two industry reports on 'Solid Waste to Resource' and 'Urban Sanitation in India' by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) and WaterAid respectively, in association with UBM India.

Speaking on the successful completion of the first edition of WasTe and SaniTech India, Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India said, " In today's Indian landscape, waste and sanitation services require rapid augmentation amidst generation of colossal municipal, hazardous, e-waste and bio-medical waste. With only 40 per cent of Indians having access to improved sanitation facilities and clean water, waste and sanitation services in India remain meagre leading to significant health costs. UBM India's objective for launching WasTe and SaniTech India was to highlight these facts and the required novel and practical solutions, based on innovation and technology to align with our Honourable Prime Minister's vision and the national flagship programme of the Central government, Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. We would also like to thank the Ministry of Urban Development, and the Swachh Bharat Mission for showing their unstinting support in our endeavour."

Industry validates the efficacy of WasTe and SaniTech India 2016 as an industry platform and reiterates the objective of the annual expo by UBM India.

Dignitaries 

• Mr. Naresh Kumar, IAS, Chairman, New Delhi Municipal Council  
• "WasTe and SaniTech India is a platform where all the stake holders can come and share the best practices and technologies in the field of waste and sanitation management."
• Shri. Praveen Prakash, IAS, Joint Secretary - Ministry of Urban Development  
• "I am very happy with this exhibition. It is only through platforms such as these that the policy makers of the city as well as state level get exposure to new companies with latest technologies in the Indian sanitation and waste sector."  

Exhibitor 

• Mr. Ajit Tiwari, Quality Incharge  - IL&FS Environment 
• "UBM India's platform to the waste & sanitation industry was urgently required at this point of time. Till today, waste was used for landfill far from the citiy limits. But this exhibition will make the companies aware that waste can be used in an efficient manner to extract resources." 
• Mr. Vipin Jolly, Representing MRT, Sweden -  ARG Infratech Pvt. Ltd. 
• "This platform is very useful to showcase latest technologies in waste recycling and the gathering of private and government companies will surely open new doors of opportunities." 
• Ms. Sushmita Sinha, BODA, CDD Society   
• "This exhibition and conference is very interesting because it's a platform for people who provide services and technologies for sanitation challenges. It's a good experience and we are getting new business opportunities as well as learning about new technologies in the industry."  
• Mr. Claes Ryden, Executive Director - MRT System- Sweden   
• "We are manufacturers of equipments for recycling of mercury containing waste and we are exhibiting at WasTe and SaniTech to introduce our brand in the Indian market. This platform is extremely helpful to connect with the government as well as private organisations at the same time." 
• Mr. Piyush Mohapatra, Senior Program Coordinator, Toxic link  
• "This is a very good initiative taken by UBM India as discussions on the various aspects of waste and sanitation is the need of the hour. This platform would provide a new gateway to business opportunities as waste is no more waste, it's a Resource." 
• Ms. Chetana, Assistant V.P, Marketing & Communications - Namo E-Waste Pvt. Ltd.  
• "The expo is really good and I personally liked the exhibitors with a variety of technologies for waste solutions. Such platforms will help NGOs, Government as well as private companies to collaborate and create new opportunities." 
• Puneet Srivastava, Manager Policy - WATERAID INDIA   
• "We need more and more of such events, which provide opportunities for superior, people-centric technologies to be showcased. It also provides a very good platform for stakeholders to come together and discuss the challenges facing the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in rural and urban areas. Expos such as these also seeks to find solutions for the key challenges in this domain." 
• Mr. Shrikrant, Marketing Manager, Hind Pharma  
• "Hind Pharma is into manufacturing of Water Purification Tablets (used in flood affected areas, rural areas and places where safe water is not available), disinfectants, topical medicines, ointments & creams, healthcare & hygiene products, powder & generic medicines. We participated at WasTe and SaniTech India to showcase our products and we witnessed a good number of business enquiries. Our experience with the expo was excellent and we will be delighted to associate with it in the future again." 
• Mr. Hari Prasad Chaturvedi (Relationship Manager), Aruna Green Ventures Pvt. Ltd.  
• "UBM was a very good platform to showcase our products. We felt that the footfall was good, qualitywise which makes it really worth participating.. We look forward for the future associations with UBM India for new business opportunities." 
• Mr. Jacob Paulose, Project Engineer, Center for Urban and Regional Excellence  
• "WasTe and SaniTech India explores so many different aspects like solid waste management, sanitation and water degrader. The model we displayed here was a decentralization waste treatment system and we received enquiries for the same. The footfall at our stall was good and we are happy to have participated in the expo." 
• Ms. Harshita Jadav, General Manager, 3S Sara Plast  
• "3S India is into rental as well as sale model for portable rest rooms, house hold rest rooms and public toilets. We provide end-to-end solution right from manufacturing the toilets, cleaning and servicing them, to the collection of waste cleaning and disposal and treatment of waste. We also work with the bio-digesters, bio-toilets and with CSR for rural house-holds. Talking about WasTe and SaniTech India, we feel it is a great platform to connect with the government officials and authorities and to showcase what we do, for us to get more business."  
• Mr. Kartik Dubey, Marketing and Research Analyst - Technology Transfer, Teri  
• "Teri is an organization which has been working in sustainable development for around 40 years now, so we have been working in the field of water sanitation and consult government organizations and anything related to sustainable development. It is a very good platform as we had a very good footfall at our stall. We surely look forward to participating at this event in future." 
• Mr. Manoj Kumar, Scientist, Sulabh International  
• "Many international companies have participated in this event. So this provided great opportunities to network and witness different technologies. From a business point of view, WasTe and SaniTech India is a very good platform as people are from the field of sanitation and meeting them and sharing ideas was a very good experience. Our NGO is in the sanitation space and we are always keen to explore new technologies and ideas in this field. UBM India has really done a good job and we would look forward to participating in the upcoming events of the organisation."  

Speaker 

• Dr. P K Jha, Chairman, Foundation of Environment & Sanitation  
• "UBM India is providing an excellent platform for industry players to come together and interact with each other. Such exhibitions are really very important for growing new opportunities and to share ideas with each another under one roof."  

Visitor 

• Mr. Kabir Bilankar, Execon Social, Mumbai  
• "It has been an great experience visiting WasTe and SaniTech India 2016 and it's very vital for India to have such exhibitions and conferences because we need such connects and UBM India is doing an fantastic job by joining these dots"  

About UBM India 

UBM India is India's leading exhibition organizer that provides the industry with platforms that bring together buyers and sellers from around the world, through a portfolio of exhibitions, content led conferences & seminars. UBM India hosts over 25 large scale exhibitions and 40 conferences across the country every year; thereby enabling trade across multiple industry verticals. A UBM Asia Company, UBM India has offices across Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. UBM Asia is owned by UBM plc which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. UBM Asia is the leading exhibition organizer in Asia and the biggest commercial organizer in mainland China, India and Malaysia. For further details, please visit ubmindia.in.

Media Contact:

Mili Lalwani, [email protected] +91-22-61727000

UBM India

SOURCE UBM India Pvt. Ltd.