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IS GETTING RID OF GARBAGE BY THROWING IT AWAY SEEMS LIKE THE EASIEST THING TO DO.

3 R’SRECYCLING GARBAGE• ALTERNATIVE FORM OF GETTING RID OF USED

MATERIALS.• INSTEAD OF PUTTING USED MATERIALS IN A

LANDFILL, IT IS PROCESSED AND MADE INTO NEW ITEMS.

• EVERYTHING FROM PAPER TO PLASTIC TO BATTERIES TO BE RECYCLED AND MADE INTO SOMETHING USEFUL AGAIN.

REUSE• INSTEAD OF CAREFULLY DISCARDING ITEMS

THAT CAN BE RECYCLED TO MAKE NEW PRODUCTS, REUSE INVOLVES USING THE ITEMS IN ANOTHER WAY, WHEN THEIR PRIMARY USE IS FINISHED.

• THIS REUSE EXTENDS THE LIFE CYCLE OF AN ITEM, WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY BE DISCARDED, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IS USEFUL AND REMAINS IN CIRCULATION INSTEAD OF GRACING THE TOP OF A GARBAGE PILE IN A LANDFILL.

• IT IS PREFERABLE THAT A PRODUCT BE RE-USED IN THE SAME STATE E.G., RETURNABLE PLASTIC PAL LETS, USING AN EMPTY GLASS JAR FOR STORING ITEMS AND USING SECOND HAND CLOTHES.

• REUSE IS NORMALLY PREFERABLE TO RECYCLING AS THERE ISN'T THE SAME REQUIREMENT FOR THE MATERIAL TO HAVE GONE THROUGH A DETAILED TREATMENT PROCESS THUS HELPING TO SAVE ON ENERGY AND MATERIAL USAGE.

REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE YOU CREATE

• B U Y O N LY W H AT YO U N E E D• B U Y P R O D U C T S T H AT C A N B E R E U S E D• B U Y P R O D U C T S W I T H L I T T L E

PA C K A G I N G• B U Y N O N -T OX I C P R O D U C T S W H E N E V E R

P O S S I B L E• R E C YC L E M O T O R P R O D U C T S

Ways to Reuse

DISADVANTAGES OF RE-USE

• E N E R GY A N D R AW M AT E R I A L S AV I N G S

• R E F U R B I S H M E N T C A N B R I N G S O P H I S T I C AT E D , S U S TA I N A B L E A N D W E L L PA I D J O B S T O U N D E R D E V E L O P E D E C O N O M I E S

• C O S T S AV I N G S F O R B U S I N E S S A N D C O N S U M E R S

• S U C H I T E M S C A N B E H A N D C RA F T E D A N D H AV E A P P R E C I AT E VA LU E S

ADVANTAGES OF RE-USE

• REQUIRES CLEANING AND TRANSPORT, ADDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL COST

• SOME ITEMS LIKE FREON APPLIANCES CAN BE HAZARDOUS AND LESS ENERGY EFFICIENT AS THEY CONTINUE TO BE USED.

• SORTING AND PREPARING ITEMS FOR RE USE IS TIME CONSUMING

DIFFERENT METHODS OF RECYCLING & DISPOSAL

• HOUSEHOLD WASTE NEEDS TO BE TUNED WHEN CONTAINERS ARE WITHIN 75% TO 100% FULL BUT NOT OVERFLOWING.

• RECYCLABLES NEEDS TO BE SEPARATED. CHANGES IN THE FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION ARE MADE AS NEEDED DEPENDING ON CHANGES IN BUILDING OCCUPANCY OR USE AND TYPES AND VOLUME OF RECYCLABLES RECOVERED.

• COMPOSTING( MANURE PIT)• VERMICOMPOSTING• BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY• INCINERATION• BAILING• LANDFILLING

SEGREGATION OF WASTE (AT SOURCE)

SEGREGATION OF WASTE

SEGREGATION OF WASTE

SEPERATION OF REFUSE- DEPENDS UPON THE METHOD OF DISPOSAL SYSTEMS-

•SINGLE BIN SYSTEM- DRY AND WET IS GATHERED IN ONE BIN.

•DOUBLE BIN SYSTEM- DRY AND WET SOLID WASTE ARE COLLECTED INTO SEPARATE BINS.

•TRIPLE BIN SYSTEM-IN TRIPLE BIN SYSTEM DRY SOLID WASTE IS AGAIN

SEPARATED INTO TWO BINS ON THEIR REUSABLE PROPERTIES AND WET SOLID WASTE IS THIRD ONE.

SEGREGATION OF WASTE

SEGREGATION OF WASTE

• THE MAJORITY OF BANGALOREANS PREFER TO GIVE AWAY THEIR WASTE TO THE BBMP OR THROW IT IN AN EMPTY PLOT. BUT, NOT GEETANJALI SRIDHARAN.

• COMPOSTING……• NON-RECYCLABLE TO BBMP..

WHO –Old Hospital

GARBAGE

RECYCLING AND REUSE

IF AN OLD AUTOMOBILE TYRE IS RECYCLED, IT MIGHT BECOME RAW MATERIAL FOR ROAD SURFACING OR…………

RECYCLING AND REUSEA GLASS CANNING JAR MIGHT BECOME RAW MATERIAL FOR

'GLASSPHALT' OR……..

• PLASTIC TUBS AND LIDS ARE MADE INTO FLOWERPOTS, PLASTIC LUMBER, ROPES , MATS, PILLOWS,BAGS, SHOWPIECES ETC..

• PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE RECYCLED INTO POLYESTER YARN FOR CARPET, CLOTHING OR PACKAGING

• OLD NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ARE RECYCLED INTO NEW ONES…. BY PAPER PULP PROCESS

• HARDBOARD ARE USED FOR PRODUCTS LIKE EGG CARTONS

• ALUMINUM, SUCH AS SOFT DRINK CANS, IS MADE INTO ALUMINUM SHEETING FOR THE AUTO TRADE AND GENERAL USE

• STEEL CANS ARE MADE INTO STEEL CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

• JUICE BOXES/ TETRA PACKS ARE USED FOR PAPER TOWEL AND TISSUE PRODUCTION

RECYCLING AND REUSE

LANDFILL

IT IS THE PROCESS OF DISPOSAL OF WASTE BY BURYING THEM UNDER THE EARTH.

COMPOSTING

IT IS A MOST WIDELY USED DISPOSAL TECHNIQUE. IT IS THE PROCESS OF BURYING OF BIODEGRADABLE WASTE AND RECYCLING THE ORGANIC WASTE INTO A NEW SOIL WHICH CAN BE USED FOR LANDSCAPING AND GROWING VEGETABLES.

BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING

• KEEPS ORGANIC WASTES OUT OF LANDFILLS.

• PROVIDES NUTRIENTS TO THE SOIL.

• INCREASES BENEFICIAL SOIL ORGANISMS

• REDUCES THE NEED FOR FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES.

•   PROTECTS SOILS FROM EROSION.

 

INCINERATION

INCINERATION IS A PROCESS OF BURNING OF WASTE MATERIAL AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. IT REDUCES A WEIGHT OF THE WASTE BY TWO THIRDS AND ITS VOLUME BY 90%. CAUSES LOT OF AIR POLLUTION AND RELEASES POISONOUS CHEMICALS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. SOME OF THE INCINERATION PLANTS WERE USED IN INDIA BUT DUE TO HIGH ECONOMIC VALUE IT IS NOT USED NOWADAYS.

DISPOSAL METHODS

BIODEGRADABLE WASTE

Biodegradable waste is a Type of waste, typically originating from Plant or Animal sources, which may be broken down by other living organisms.

Waste that cannot be broken down by other living organisms may be called non-biodegradable.