To share emerging tools and technologies of the circular economy with those who would not normally have access to them, despite their key role in waste management within the city​                                                          

To develop an ecological design curriculum for the Lab for young people aged 8 – 25, using the principles of creative and participatory pedagogy, and to make it freely available internationally                               

To support, deliver and document six participatory residencies with leading artists, designers, engineers and scientists (4 from India, 2 from the UK/EU) which provide a learning exchange mechanism to address issues of waste, work, education,survival and sustainability in Dharavi    

To build an international platform for practice-based exchange and learning between artists, designers, engineers, scientists, researchers and policymakers in the field of waste management and sustainable urban development through exhibition, publication and a series of events in India and the UK.