Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nagaland’s first community-based waste sorting unit has taken shape in Dimapur. A first of its kind for the state, the Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located in Forest colony, was the result of a collaborative effort initiated by the Dimapur-based NGO– Living For Environment (LiFE). Decentralising the current model of waste disposal is at the heart of the project.
The facility was inaugurated by Supongnukshi, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial), at a programme held in Dimapur, on May 7.
Also called the DiWAS Hub, short for Diverting Waste, hands-on community involvement is at the heart of the initiative. It aims to take waste management to the household by taking the community into confidence, and in the process, serving as a model for sustainable waste management. According to Niksungla, Founder-Chairperson of LiFE, the project envisions residents taking the initiative to segregate waste at home, and delivering the pre-sorted waste to the MRF. She said, “Without the community support, any waste intervention will fail.”
Nagaland’s first community-based waste sorting unit has taken shape in Dimapur. A first of its kind for the state, the Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located in Forest colony, was the result of a collaborative effort initiated by the Dimapur-based NGO– Living For Environment (LiFE). Decentralising the current model of waste disposal is at the heart of the project.
The facility was inaugurated by Supongnukshi, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial), at a programme held in Dimapur, on May 7.
Also called the DiWAS Hub, short for Diverting Waste, hands-on community involvement is at the heart of the initiative. It aims to take waste management to the household by taking the community into confidence, and in the process, serving as a model for sustainable waste management. According to Niksungla, Founder-Chairperson of LiFE, the project envisions residents taking the initiative to segregate waste at home, and delivering the pre-sorted waste to the MRF. She said, “Without the community support, any waste intervention will fail.”
