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The 2-wheeler automobile sector in India, contributing approximately 80% of total automobile sales, faces significant challenges in waste management, particularly within its dealership operations. Despite the sector's size, downstream supply chain elements often lack structured waste management practices, generating substantial quantities of hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. This project addresses the critical gap in waste management protocols at 2-wheeler dealerships, focusing on hazardous waste streams such as used oil, which poses severe environmental and public health risks when improperly managed.
The purpose of this study is to develop a sustainable waste management framework that can be standardized across dealership networks, thereby reducing their environmental footprint while simultaneously improving operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and corporate reputation. Through systematic segregation, tracking, and connecting dealerships with authorized recyclers, this initiative aims to transform dealership operations into environmentally responsible business models aligned with circular economy principles. The project's timeliness is underscored by increasing regulatory scrutiny, rising consumer awareness of environmental sustainability, and corporate commitments to extended producer responsibility in the automotive sector.
Key objectives include assessing current waste management practices in 2-wheeler dealerships, designing a standardized waste segregation and tracking system with a target of improvement in proper segregation rates for hazardous waste, and establishing a sustainable network to channel 100% of hazardous waste to legally compliant disposal pathways via authorized recyclers. The methodology involves comprehensive waste audits, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, system design and network development with recyclers. Expected outcomes include a detailed study report, customized waste management infrastructure leading to improved segregation, and an integrated tracking system ensuring 100% documentation for hazardous waste, alongside standardized operating procedures and training materials for scalability across the dealership network. This study explores how sustainable dealership operations can enhance OEM brand value, improve customer satisfaction, and contribute to broader ESG and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) frameworks. The outcome is a replicable, scalable framework for green dealership operations that promotes circular economy principles, regulatory compliance, and long-term environmental stewardship across the industry.
Keywords: Sustainability, Waste Management, 2-Wheeler Industry, Green Dealerships, Circular Economy, Environmental Compliance.
