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Comprehensive liquid, solid, biomedical and hazardous waste management — from assessment and design to implementation and monitoring. Built on 40+ years of experience and grounded in circular economy principles.
Vadodara is my home base. I have worked on municipal and industrial projects across Gujarat since the 1990s, so I can support clients in Vadodara with on-site visits at short notice and direct, senior-level involvement from the first meeting to final delivery.
Waste management is no longer only about disposal. Today it is about compliance with tightening regulations, controlling operating costs, protecting public health and recovering value from what used to be thrown away.
I have specialised in liquid and solid waste management since the 1990s — on municipal and industrial projects across Gujarat, in the GCC and beyond. I work with municipalities, industrial estates, healthcare facilities and developers, and alongside existing contractors as an independent technical advisor.
Six integrated capabilities — from initial assessment through long-term operational support.
End-to-end design and audit of effluent and sewage systems, including treatment, reuse, and discharge compliance.
Independent review of process selection, unit sizing and treatment train against actual influent characteristics.
Optimisation of treatment for complex, high-strength or variable industrial effluent.
Tertiary treatment and reuse planning, including Zero Liquid Discharge pathways where required.
Performance audits against consent conditions, with sampling plans and corrective actions.
Municipal and industrial solid waste planning — from collection logistics to processing and final disposal.
Waste characterisation, demand projection and integrated solid waste management plans.
Door-to-door collection design, bin and vehicle planning, and behaviour change.
Siting, capacity and layout for efficient secondary transport.
Technology selection and design review for composting, biogas, MRFs and sanitary landfills.
Specialised handling for waste streams with strict regulatory and health implications.
Segregation, storage and record systems aligned with the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Inventory, categorisation, storage and authorisation review.
Manifest and barcode tracking from generation to the treatment facility.
Authorisations, annual reports and inspection readiness.
Designing waste flows to maximise recovery, recycling, and reuse — turning waste streams into value streams.
Identify recyclable, reusable and saleable fractions and routes for each.
Technology screening and techno-economic feasibility.
Sizing of composting and biogas facilities for wet waste.
Mass-balance mapping from source to final destination.
Independent assessment of existing waste operations against environmental regulations and industry best practice.
Independent audits of consents, authorisations, records and on-ground practice.
Documentation and query responses for consents and authorisations.
Waste and water metrics for ESG and CSR disclosures.
Prioritised action plans with owners and timelines.
Bringing data, sensors, and analytics to traditional waste operations for measurable efficiency gains.
Bin fill-level and process monitoring pilots with clear success metrics.
Collection route and fleet analytics to cut trips and fuel.
KPI dashboards for operations, management and ESG reporting.
Replace paper registers with digital records and reports.
Most sites manage liquid, solid and hazardous waste in silos, with different vendors and no single owner. I map every stream, set a measured baseline and design one system where segregation, treatment, recovery and compliance work together.
Characterisation before design
Compliance designed in
Every recommendation comes with KPIs — landfill diversion, outlet quality, collection efficiency and cost. Where it helps, sensor pilots and dashboards make performance visible to management and regulators.
Typical waste handling cost reduction
Covered by one MSW master plan
Speak directly with Kamlesh Parikh — 40+ years of independent consulting experience.
Waste characterisation, system audit, regulatory scan, baseline metrics.
Gap analysis, options evaluation, life-cycle thinking, cost-benefit modelling.
Technology selection, system design, phased rollout plan, KPIs & targets.
Procurement support, contractor liaison, installation oversight, commissioning.
Performance reporting, continuous improvement, compliance verification.
Systems designed for compliance — not retrofitted to it.
Resource recovery and efficient logistics typically reduce ongoing waste handling costs by 20–40%.
Measurable gains in landfill diversion, emissions and water quality — supporting ESG and CSR reporting.
Robust systems build trust with regulators, communities, investors and customers.
Senior expertise, without the large-firm overhead. You work directly with me — and I stand personally behind every recommendation.
You work directly with me — not a junior team. Four decades of expertise, without large-firm overhead.
No theoretical reports that gather dust. Every recommendation is tested against your operations and budget.
I optimise for outcomes that hold up over 5, 10 and 20 years — not just the next reporting cycle.
Engineering, contracts and dispute resolution in one advisor — so solutions are sound and commercially viable.
Start with an honest, obligation-free first conversation.
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Yes. I am based in Vadodara, Gujarat, and work with clients in Vadodara, Gujarat and across India — combining site visits with remote reviews as each engagement requires. The first conversation is always free.
Liquid, solid, biomedical, hazardous and industrial waste streams across municipal and private-sector contexts.
Both — from feasibility studies and design through to implementation oversight and monitoring.
Every engagement starts with a regulatory scan so systems are designed for compliance, not retrofitted to it.
Yes. I regularly work alongside existing contractors and operators as an independent technical advisor.
It depends on scope — assessments can take a few weeks, while full master plans typically span several months.
Yes — I have delivered projects across India, the GCC and Mauritius, and am available for worldwide assignments.
The first conversation is always free, honest and obligation-free.
+91 93764 12497 · parikhkh@yahoo.com