-Design and implemented the recycling/upcycling initiatives in partnership with formal and informal sector and other relevant stakeholders to ensure sustainable waste collection and recycling models.-Collaborate with NGOs, government agencies, academia, and other stakeholders to promote integrated and sustainable waste management practices.-Develop training and capacity-building programs for both formal and informal waste pickers.-Organize workshops, seminars, community events, and… Show more -Design and implemented the recycling/upcycling initiatives in partnership with formal and informal sector and other relevant stakeholders to ensure sustainable waste collection and recycling models.-Collaborate with NGOs, government agencies, academia, and other stakeholders to promote integrated and sustainable waste management practices.-Develop training and capacity-building programs for both formal and informal waste pickers.-Organize workshops, seminars, community events, and educational campaigns to raise awareness about recycling, upcycling, and sustainable waste management.-Launched an initiative to enhance livelihoods for underprivileged communities by training women in targeted communities on waste upcycling into crafted products and marketed through WWF-Pakistan’s Panda Store and on various events, establishing a sustainable supply chain to benefit local communities.-Established waste recovery banks for integrated waste management system within institutions. Organized training and awareness on waste segregation, composting, and recycling, targeted students, management staff, and janitorial staff. Monitored the collection and recycling of recyclable waste and turning organic wastes into compost.-Develop and launched a coastal cleanup project through organizing a beach cleanup, and awareness campaigns on waste disposal, and conducted a study to identify waste leakage points. Installed waste management infrastructure, bins, information boards, and 180-meter-long litter booms, removing over 2,500 tons of waste from the ocean.-Other necessary tasks include: Writing the technical and financial proposals, donor coordination and communication, community engagement, drafting the concept notes on waste circularity, resource recovery, resource conservation and optimization, and event management. Show less

-Design and implemented the monitoring and evaluation framework for collection and recycling of plastic waste, Used Beverage Cartons through Identified the key performance indicator along the downstream of plastic supply chain of selected waste processing companies. Ensured the regular monitoring of the selected indicator. And evaluate the quantities of monthly collection and recycling 100,000 kgs of plastic waste, 8750+ kgs of used beverage cartons waste.-Spearheaded the different waste… Show more -Design and implemented the monitoring and evaluation framework for collection and recycling of plastic waste, Used Beverage Cartons through Identified the key performance indicator along the downstream of plastic supply chain of selected waste processing companies. Ensured the regular monitoring of the selected indicator. And evaluate the quantities of monthly collection and recycling 100,000 kgs of plastic waste, 8750+ kgs of used beverage cartons waste.-Spearheaded the different waste quantification studies focusing on the plastic waste, used beverage cartons waste, and other recyclable waste across major cities of Pakistan. Assessed the challenges faced by the informal waste sector and conducted surveys, questionnaires, and interviews to evaluate the knowledge and practices of stakeholders (the informal sector, formal waste collectors, the commercial sector, and household consumers) within the plastic supply chain.-Developing the content for awareness campaigns among different stakeholders in the waste supply chain.-Preparing the concept notes on environmental sustainability, circular economy.- Drafting the technical and proposals for environmental conservation projects, budgets and work plans. Show less

Conducted comprehensive municipal solid waste quantification of through waste sampling, questionnaires, surveys, and interviews. Evaluated the revenue potential for recyclable waste and biogas, and assessed the feasibility of a biodigester. Conducted waste audit and segregation training engaging the students and the general public in collaboration at Jelani Park.

Designed and executed the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS) on plastic in municipal solid waste from commercial and residential areas across the Lahore City. Evaluated plastic waste management practices through surveys and interviews with both informal and formal waste sectors. Assessed the informal sector's role in plastic scavenging and its potential revenue for promoting plastic circularity. Led an awareness campaign on safe plastic waste disposal.

Intern Analyst/Environmentalist, worked on wastewater sampling, testing, and analysis. I also contributed to report writing and provided detailed assessments on wastewater effluents and waste incineration plants.