Consulting and technical advisory
Waste and sanitation planning, circular economy strategies, eco-industrial parks, industrial symbiosis, public-private partnerships, plastics value chains and policy implementation.
Waste management · Circular economy · Bioenergy
Making circular solutions work in practice.
I am Mahobul Islam Plabon, a Bangladesh-based adviser with more than 20 years of experience in sanitation, waste management and resource recovery. I work with governments, development partners and businesses to move promising ideas into workable systems.
20+ yearsProfessional experience
Asia & AfricaRegional project experience
Policy to practiceStrategy, design and implementation
About
Technical depth, grounded in implementation.
I am an engineer by training, with postgraduate studies in marketing management and more than 20 years of experience in environmental management. My work connects municipal services, circular economy and clean energy. My assignments have spanned Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
I have led and supported work on integrated solid waste management, citywide inclusive sanitation, faecal sludge management, plastics recycling, composting and biogas. My approach connects technical design with institutions, markets and the people who operate these systems every day.
As founder and strategic adviser of Waste Bangladesh, I help develop locally workable approaches to resource recovery and inclusive service delivery. I also work with partners on policy, feasibility studies, training and implementation support.
My work brings together public agencies, private operators, informal workers and communities to make environmental solutions viable in practice. My formal name is Md Mahobul Islam.
Services
Support from concept to delivery.
I offer focused technical and strategic support for projects that need evidence, clear choices and practical execution.
Feasibility and project support
Site assessments, waste-to-energy and biogas options, technology selection, business models, concept notes, proposals, implementation plans and performance frameworks.
Training and facilitation
Practical learning for government teams, industry, entrepreneurs and practitioners, including workshops on recycling, resource efficiency and design for environment.
Speaking and knowledge sharing
Presentations, panel discussions and technical sessions that translate field experience into useful lessons for policy and practice.
Areas of expertise
Connected systems. Measurable change.
A practical view of the systems that connect materials, industry, energy and people.
Circular economy
Keep material value in use and reduce disposal.
Resource efficiency
Measure material, water and energy use to find avoidable losses and improve productivity.
Eco-industrial parks & industrial symbiosis
Identify practical exchanges of materials, energy, water and shared services between firms.
Green industries
Combine environmental performance with viable business operations.
Waste to energy
Match the technology to the feedstock and the intended energy use.
Inorganic waste
Recover value from separated dry materials through reliable processing and markets.
Hard-to-recycle waste
Reduce problem materials first, then assess technically viable recovery routes.
Hazardous waste
Protect people and the environment through careful identification and controlled handling.
Design for Environment
Make environmental choices early in the product development process.
Cleaner Production
Prevent waste and pollution at source through better processes and practices.
Cleantech Innovation
Help promising environmental technologies move from concept to real-world use.
Projects & Impact
Selected areas of work.
Examples of assignments and initiatives that reflect the range of my work. Detailed case studies can be added as the site develops.
Municipal resource recovery
Rangpur, Bangladesh
Supported a public-private approach to composting and faecal sludge treatment operations, connecting municipal services with useful products and local employment.
Plastics circularity
UNIDO Bangladesh
Worked on plastics recycling, resource efficient and cleaner production, design for environment, practitioner training and tools for plastic recycling precincts.
Clean energy
Biogas and BioShikha
Developed and assessed waste-to-energy and biogas solutions for farms, households and organic waste streams, with attention to feedstock, technical viability and productive use of digestate.
Health and sanitation
Bangladesh and Maldives
Contributed to healthcare waste management and sanitation assessments, combining facility-level evidence with practical options for safer services.
Regional experience
Technical support in East Africa
Assignments across Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda have involved partnership development, sanitation and waste-service planning, and the practical conditions needed to expand services.
Recycling & sanitation
Kenya
Provided technical support to regional waste and sanitation initiatives, including municipal collaboration and opportunities to connect recycling enterprises with community collection systems.
Sanitation services
Tanzania
Supported regional work on sanitation service development, partner coordination and business pathways for improving collection and treatment services.
Urban sanitation
Ethiopia
Contributed technical support to urban sanitation and service-enterprise development, with attention to municipal partnerships and faecal sludge management.
Resource recovery
Uganda
Supported sanitation and resource recovery planning, including co-composting business-model considerations and coordination with municipal partners.
Resources & Writings
Insights from the field.
A home for selected articles, practical guides and project lessons. The following themes establish the editorial direction; published resources can be added once approved.
Theme 01
Waste as a resource
Composting, biogas and locally viable recovery models.
Theme 02
Plastic circularity
Recycling systems, responsible production and inclusive value chains.
Theme 03
Service delivery
Municipal partnerships, sanitation and implementation lessons.
Contact
Let’s discuss your project.
For consulting assignments, training, speaking engagements or project collaboration, please share your objectives, location, timeline and the support you need.