Waste Segregation for Dummies

Welcome to the world of Segregated Waste

Contents- why segregate- waste categories- where to start- do’s & don’ts

What do you change?From this…

Garbage dumped off Hosur Road , BangaloreA typical unscientific landfill around here…

Waste dump in your neighborhood300 cows die every year in Bangalore alone eating plastic laden waste

Pic courtesy: epaper.timesofindia.com

What is in it for You!

For RWA/Community• Eco-friendly image of RWA/Community generates respect among peers• Reduced expense for disposal of solid waste• Income generation through sale of recyclables• Greater residents participation in RWA affairs

For Individual homes• Better management of household waste• Eco-friendly image generates respect among peers• Practical education of children on topics such as materials, recycling, decomposition• Greater participation in RWA affairs

For Community & Society• Better management of household waste• Increased recycling of plastics, paper etc• Hazardous waste kept out of landfill• Employment generation in recycling industry

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What do you change?…to This

recyclingdry waste recycling/safe disposalhazardous & e-waste

wet waste composting sanitary waste incineration

Wet Waste Sanitary Waste

Debris/InertDry Waste

Hazardous/ e-waste

Waste Categories

Waste Categories

wet

sani

tary

dry

haz/

edebris

Where to start?

establish collection at home

Wet Waste

Collect in a pedal bin lined with newspapers. DO NOT

USE PLASTIC BAGS.

DAILY

Debris/Inert

Collect in a bin in the utility

PERIODIC

Hazardous/ e-waste

Collect small itemsin a cover

QUARTERLY

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Dry waste

Collect in a bag in the kitchen/utility

WEEKLY

Sanitary Waste

Collect in newspaper bag kept in bathroom

DAILY

Vegetable/Fruit waste Food waste except very oily waste Tea leaves/Coffee powder Garden trimmings/leaves Flowers Pencil shavings Match Sticks Shredded Newspaper Soiled Tissue Paper

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What is Wet Waste?

x Soiled food coversx Sanitary Waste such as napkins and diapersx Cigarette buttsx Watery stuff (drain away the liquid from sambhar/curry before disposing it for composting)

x Bits of plastic (cut pieces from your milk covers can harm biogas/composting process)

x Dead animals (rats, cockroaches etc.)

x Weeds and diseased plants from the garden

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What is NOT Wet Waste

Take-way container with yoghurt

Watery Sambhar /Rasam/Curries. Drain liquid before disposal

Coconut Shells(collect separately . Can be

used as fuel)

Wet Waste Collection

Collection: Covered bin in Kitchen lined with newspaper. Tear newspaper lengthwise to get 2 long pieces. Place them into the bin to cover the bin inner surface. NO PLASTIC BAGS!

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Wet Waste Do’s

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Leftover Sambhar? Strain using a steel strainer to drain the liquid into the sink

Dispose food contents into Wet Waste bin

Home Composting Options

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http://www.dailydump.org/products/leave-it-pots

Daily Dump: Leave-it-Pots or Khamba

Did you know: A firm in Bangalore has an order from Japan to export 2500 tonnes of compost to enrich the coastal areas devastated by 2011 tsunami.http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=201201192012011905082181299adafb5

Bokashi Composting

More : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_of_compost

- As a Fertilizer- As a Soil Conditioner- For Soil erosion control

Use Compost …

Community Composting Options

http://vennarorganic.com/index.htmlhttp://www.dailydump.org/community-waste-management-final

Daily Dump - Manthan

15 Kgs per day0 HPlow cost and low maintenance

10 to 170 Kgs2.5 to 16HPPurchase Cost (4 lacs upwards) , Space and Maintenance needs to be considered

Vennar - OWC

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What is Sanitary Waste?

Diapers Sanitary Napkins Condoms Syringes Shaving Blades Ear Buds Old Tablets Bandages/Plasters Fingernails Hair/Animal Hair Scrap cloth Animal bones (large)

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Sanitary Waste Do’s

Collect in a newspaper cone or bag Wash out poop from diapers into the toilet

before disposing baby diapers Reusable cloth diapers for your baby at least at home

Did you know: Disposable diapers take 500 long years to decompose

Reusable diapers guide: http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/guide/

http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/wash/index.php

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What is Dry Waste?

Plastic bags Plastic bottles Plastic packaging Broken toys Bubble wrap Take-away containers* Food packets* Pickle packs* Milk Sachets*

* Food packets, pickle packs and take-away food containers have to be thoroughly rinsed and dried before disposal

* Food covers that are too oily should be discarded with debris waste

Plastics

Tickets Bills & statements* Envelopes & Covers Notices Pamphlets Paper wrappers Computer Printouts Paper platesPapers that are oily and soiled tissue papers should be discarded with debris waste

* Tear any confidential papers such as bank statements/notices before disposal.

Newspapers can be collected on a monthly basis and donated to NGOs who make bags for sanitary waste.

Paper

Aerosol cans Aluminum cans/foil Metal bottle caps Glass bottles & Jars Incandescent Bulbs, Tetrapack Thermocole/Styrofoam

WARNING: Do not crush aerosol cans

Rinse and dry glass bottles before disposal

Dispose broken glass/ceramic with debris waste after placing in a thick plastic/paper bag

Metal, Glass & Others

x Wet waste (yuck! ruins the waste carefully segregated by others)

x Sweeping dust, wood waste etc. (dispose with debris waste or with wet waste)

x Human/Animal hair (it’s of course dry but sadly not recyclable, dispose with sanitary waste)

x Soiled food covers/containers (rinse and dry them before disposing with dry waste)

x Sanitary Waste such as napkins and diapers (dispose used/unused diapers etc. with sanitary waste)

x Cigarette butts

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What is NOT Dry Waste

Do not dispose take away containers with food.

Dispose food in Wet Waste bin, rinse and dry the container/cover and before

disposing with dry waste

Do not dispose Human or pet- hair with dry waste. Dispose

these in Sanitary Waste

Do not dispose ear buds, waxing strips etc with Dry

Waste. These should go with Sanitary Waste.

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Dry Waste Do’s

Food in a cover?

Dispose food contents into Wet Waste bin

Rinse cover if food contents were wet. Dry at kitchen sink before disposing in your Dry Waste bag

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Dry Waste Do’s

Squeeze your toothpaste facewash etc to the last before disposal. Use an old toothbrush for this …saves at least a week’s worth of stuff

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Empty and rinse out remnants in shampoo or moisturizer bottles.

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Open up and crush/fold paper cartons before disposal. Saves a load of space

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Dilute soap and hand wash concentrates with up to 2/3rds water. It’ll still be effective

Dry Waste Collection

Collection: Fix a bin on the cupboard door of your sink. Use this to collect your Dry Waste

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* Do not use thin polythene bags to store Dry Waste at your home Plastic woven bags or cloth bags are sturdy and reusable

Collection: Collect Dry Waste in bag* hung in your kitchen or utility area.

Collection: Rinse and dry milk covers. Collect in a box to dispose monthly to your local scrap dealer

Dry Waste Sorting@ Home

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Once a week sort dry waste collected in your bag into Plastic, Paper, Metal & Others. Dispose to common dry waste collection

Best Practice: RWA to provide residents with woven plastic bags labeled with house no and sorting categories as per requirement .

Please check with your Dry Waste collector on categories of sorting required. Apartments having adequate space and labor can have a post collection sorting established.

What is Haz/E-Waste?

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E-WasteHazardous Waste

Paints Automobile Lubricants

Dry Cells (Batteries) Car /2-wheeler batteries Fluorescent Lamps Mobile Chargers Computer peripherals CDs …anything with a plug

Haz/E-Waste Do’s

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Collect small items such as batteries in a cover Do no break CFL’s and Tube lights (Fluorescent lamps) Maintenance personnel should use industrial grade gloves while

handling haz/e-waste

What is Debris Waste?

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Sweeping Dust Oily Plastic/paper Soiled Scrap Cloth Rubber waste (slippers) Gilt Paper/Gift Wrapping Foil covers (lays/kurkure packs) Construction debris

Recyclanthem

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Cans and bottles, don’t throw it away,Paper, plastic don’t throw it away,Recycle and Recycle,Let’s all try and recycle.

We’re on a mission to save the world,Doesn’t matter if you’re a boy or a girl,Don’t put it off and don’t hesitate,Because tomorrow …. may be too late.

Happy Segregation, Composting

and Recycling!vijay.krishnan@ragpicker.in

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