Projects

GD Labs, in partnership with FHI Nepal, launched an air pollution awareness project during Kora-2023. This event, an annual cycling drawing over 2000 participants, provided a unique platform to gather and disseminate air quality data. By engaging cyclists, who are especially vulnerable to air pollution due to their proximity to motorized vehicles, this initiative aimed

The Bhenchen Monastery in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, initiated an environmental project in 2018 to establish a plastic recycling industry. The monks initially installed machinery at Bhenchen Gumba but faced challenges, especially in sourcing plastic materials at competitive prices. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these issues. To scale up their efforts, the monks collaborated with other monasteries

The “Plastics Insulating Polyfloss for Economic Roofing” (PIPER) project, undertaken by Green Decision Labs and Research (GD Labs) in collaboration with World Vision International Nepal, addressed the critical issue of plastic waste management by upcycling polypropylene waste into polyfloss fibers for thermal insulation. Implemented in Bhajani, Kailali, the project utilized the decentralized polyfloss machine PF-0002

The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Birendranagar was a two-year project funded by GIZ under IKI and implemented by Green Decisions Labs, Sano Paila, and Cycle City Network Nepal. This project aimed to raise awareness about the benefits of a sustainable urban mobility plan and encourage its adoption. It involved collecting engineering and social

The project was funded by Asia Foundation whereby GD Labs was commissioned by Cleanup Nepal to develop and install smart bins in waling municipality. The developed smartbin had the basic segregation features wheras the smartness came from the bin being able to detect the bin being full and alerting the municipality office administrator to empty