‘IIP Foundation’ is a Delhi based social welfare non-government organization, Regd. under Trust Act. Our project Garbage to Garden is a reformative social initiative and has taken up the grand endeavour to fight against the evil of garbage. Our vision is to have a Healthy and Hygienic Nation through Waste Segregation.

It is a known fact that we are a product of our environment. Our social and cultural life, physical and mental health along with our economic condition is directly linked to our surroundings. The all-encompassing nature of this cause makes it one that needs immediate attention.
Urban India is the world’s third-largest generator of garbage and by 2050 waste is expected to rise to 436 million tons, roughly 70-75% of which remains untreated. Most landfill sites are over-flowing in our country due to the faulty waste disposal system and there is literally no space to accommodate fresh garbage waste. Nearly 20% of methane gas emissions in India are caused by landfills. The trash dumped in the landfills is prone to catching fire due to the heat generated by the decomposition of waste, becoming a health hazard for the citizens of India in more ways than one. And we are well aware that several other developing nations are also plagued by the very same problems. We wish to share our practices and collaborate with likeminded people and organizations.

Efficient and effective waste management is the need of the hour and there are simple remedies that we can use to do our bit. So we decided to start at the origin of it all, which is our home.Study suggests that by segregating, recycling and composting, a family of 4 can reduce their waste from 1000 Kg to less than 100 kg every year. Multiply that with your population and you can immediately see the immense benefits of composting. Apart from adopting this model at home, we also need to do the same in schools, colleges, companies, canteens, hotels, restaurants and hospitals.

We have designed our reformative social initiative ‘Garbage to Garden’ to manage waste more efficiently right from its origin, our home. We have come up with a plan to utilize kitchen waste, to create compost and help grow organic produce with the manure created by our own kitchen waste. Our mantra is, ‘Don’t throw it, Grow it’.

Our project Garbage to Garden is community driven and result oriented. We do not want to follow a top down approach, instead we wish to empower citizens and make them responsible and accountable for the waste they create.

• Awareness and Empowerment : We conduct workshops, seminars, fests and other activities that hand out all the information required to make people eco-conscious and ready to take action. Queries are answered and demonstrations given to make the process of waste segregation and composting as easy as possible. We find it imperative to engage citizens in dialogue to empower them to be the harbingers of change
• Providing the Right Tools : We understand that sometimes positive change is harder to achieve due to long working hours and busy work days for most. Keeping that in mind we have designed our easy to use composting kit, which we deliver straight to the doorstep. The kit consists of two dustbins for waste segregation and three earthen pots for composting, along with a manual.
• Collaboration : We wish to collaborate with organizations and individuals from all over the world, who are devoted to the cause, so that we can share practices and knowledge and create a platform which is beneficial for everyone involved. Mobilization of RWAs is also a vital step to ensure implementation of community composting pits for apartment complexes, societies and larger organizations. We also collaborate with companies working in the recycling sector and function as a critical link between residents and the process of recycling.
• Celebrating Efforts : Our Green Awards have been constituted to recognize and celebrate the efforts of people and organizations. We find it our duty to exhibit gratitude and encourage all those who work selflessly towards the cause and to give their examples to inspire others to join their noble efforts.

• Launch of Swachhta ki Mashaal from Gandhi Smriti, 30 January Marg on 15th September 2017 in association with Gandhi Smriti Darshan Samiti.
• National Seminar on Wet Waste Management organized in association with Gandhi Smriti Darshan Samiti, Ministry of Culture and Government of India under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Government of India. Sh. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister for Industry and Commerce, Govt. of India and Padma Vibhushan Ms. Sonal Mansingh, official brand ambassador Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of Government of India along with experts from various domains were presented their views on waste management.
• Several workshops held and associations developed with other NGOs
• Booth at North East Calling festival at India Gate: Awareness spread and queries answered.
• Participation in SAARC CCI Investment forum at Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Participation in SAARC CCI Conference on “Unlocking Climate Investment: Opportunities in SAARC Water Management and Scalable Business Solutions, a special presentation on waste is organized in this conference on GarbageToGarden
• Community Composting Pit finalized for residents of Sectors 35, 62, 92, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Over 3000 residents from various parts have been aware till now who are doing segregation at their homes and the numbers are increasing every day.

Our organization and its members work tirelessly to achieve positive change in society. We accept funds and donations from partner NGOs, Governments, Corporate and other partners to meet our nominal expenses, to carry out our activities. We function on a project to project basis and discuss the various facets of an assignment which is to be undertaken with the party concerned, before coming to a mutual agreement.