Waste Management and Research Group

Waste Management Research Group (WMRG) is a group of dedicated and enthusiastic researchers working under the supervision of Prof. Ajay S. Kalamdhad and Dr. Meena Khwairakapam at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. We, at WMRG, work on varied research areas including but not limited to, the biological treatment of organic wastes, organic pollutants, and heavy metals in both liquid and solid wastes. We also deal with modelling, monitoring, and assessment of surface and groundwater quality. Our vision for a long time has been transforming “Waste into Wealth” thereby contributing our bit to the environment.
WMRG has also taken the initiative to conduct an international conference “RECYCLE” bi-annually. RECYCLE started as a symposium in 2012, and gradually rose to the level of an international conference in the subsequent years. The international conference was successfully conducted in the years 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2023.

Research areas:
Waste Management & Research Group (WMRG) is currently carrying out a vast number of research activities, and the research areas are further divided into 4 core research groups namely,

Compost Group

The Compost team has tried to address a range of real-time problem statements both currently and in the past. The goal of our research team has been to leverage...

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Anaerobic Digestion Group

The Anaerobic Digestion team is attempting to address the problem of organic waste by degrading it in the absence of oxygen. The technique of anaerobic digestion...

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Solid Waste Group

We, the Landfill Group of WMRG, are dedicated to advancing knowledge and finding practical solutions to the global challenge of solid waste management, with special...

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Water Group

The water group is a fairly recent group of WMRG which is actively involved in scientific research activities ranging from monitoring and treatment technologies of water...

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