The presentation gives a heads up on How-to-manage waste in a residential apartment in India. Different categories of waste, their collection and disposal is described.

1. Waste Segregation for Communities
Welcome to the world of Segregated Waste

2. A Film by Pavitra Chalam on Bangalore City, its wastes and its Management.
An Introduction to the Waste Management Problem in Bangalore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikZ3l0JrN5k
Also see best practices in Waste Management in Apartments on : https://sites.google.com/site/managingwaste/
Videos featuring the efforts of several communities to address this problem at source.
Waste Segregation Video – Environment Support Group (Kannada with English sub-titles) Bangalore – Waste Management – TV9 (Kannada)
A good inspiration to start segregating at home. Very good intro to best practice waste management at home and outside.
http://youtu.be/a3KlUNZELeE Malleshwaram Market – OWC, IISc Scientist: Vermicomposting at home
Interactions with experts and practitioners
Purva Reveira Waste Management System http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMKnreNnFZc&feature=related
This file has been shot & developed by Priya Rangan a Xth standard student of Ryan
International School, Kundalhalli, Bangalore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsmi15cAGo&feature=related Bangalore – Waste Management - NDTV
A major garbage dumping ground in Bangalore was shut a couple of days ago after protests
Mantri Travquil by local villagers and the intervention of the Pollution Control Board. The residents of the IT
This video showcases the need for waste management in our community and showcases hub have thereafter been illegally dumping their garbage at different locations. The result is
how residents of Mantri Tranquil Apartments are practising this with a simple 1-2-3 a stinking city.
principle. http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/garbage-stink-in-garden-city/243898
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9ahf9qSJQ
Sarovar Apartment Bangalore – Waste Management - NDTV
This is a short film about how the residents of Sarovar Apartment have been managing their The garden city is battling with tonnes of garbage which has been left to rot on the road,
wet and dry waste successfully for the past three years. due to the closure of a waste disposal site. Even though the corporation has begun clearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWZN49iuSCw&feature=related the waste, it will be some time before the roads in Bangalore can be reclaimed. And the
citizens only hope its sooner rather than later.
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/bangalore-speaks-up-against-garbage-left-to-rot-
in-their-city/244577
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3. Instructions Key
Collection: Bags for Recyclables
Wash well and dry before
Disposal: Weekly - sorted into disposal
Paper ,Plastic and Metal & Glass.
Collection Collection at home and Special instruction before
Warning Icon
Icon Disposal instruction disposal
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4. What do you change?
From this… …to This
organics
compositing
plastic+ paper recycling
Garbage dumped off Hosur Road , Bangalore
A typical unscientific landfill around here…
hazardous recycling/safe disposal

5. What is in it for You!
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 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 community 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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6. Where to start?
Collection and Disposal
DAILY DAILY WEEKLY PERIODIC QUARTERLY
Kitchen Waste Sanitary Waste Recyclables Debris/Inert Hazardous/ e-waste
(wet waste) (dry waste)
Collect in a bin with lid lined Collect in newspaper bag Collect in a bag for Collect in a cover Collect in-house
with newspapers. DO NOT kept in bathroom recyclables in the
USE PLASTIC BAGS. kitchen/utility
Dispose daily in bin for wet Mark with red cross and Dispose weekly to Dispose in Bin for Debris Dispose quarterly directly
waste in basement. Given to dispose daily with BBMP BBMP DWCC Waste or check with your with BBMP*. DWCC are
BBMP daily. Compost where Association. collecting e-waste
possible BBMP to collect this
periodically*
Contact your nearest Dry Waste Collection Center and arrange weekly pick-up of 6
* Greater clarity in handling debris waste and e-waste is expected from
recyclables. Call BBMP Control Room (080-2266-0000) for details BBMP in the coming days 6

7. How to go about the Segregation?
RWA’s to
Identify &
Educate pilot
team Provide bags for
Educate the whole family segregated recyclables Wet Waste
on segregation Composting
with Instruction leaflet (see slide 11-12)
Set-up &
Monitor
Recyclables (Dry Waste) Dispose dry waste for Sanitary
Establish required bins at waste recycling weekly with Daily Disposal
BBMP DWCC’s (see slide13)
disposal area in basement
Start segregation and monitor-troubleshoot-improve 7

8. Recyclables
Collection: Bags for Recyclables
Disposal: Weekly - sorted into Paper ,Plastic
and Metal & Glass.
Separate container for
empty milk sachets
Plastic bags , Plastic packaging Tickets, Bills & statements*,
Broken toys , Plastic utensils Envelopes & Covers, Notices,
Plastic bottles , Bubble wrap Pamphlets, Paper wrappers
Take-away containers* , Food packets* Printouts, Paper plates
Pickle packs* , Milk Sachets**
Aerosol cans , Aluminum cans/foil
Metal bottle caps, Glass bottles & jars
Incandescent Bulbs, Tetrapack
Thermocole/Styrofoam
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Final Disposition : Sorted and disposed to Dry Waste Collector

9. Recyclables
Paper
Paper Gift Wrapping
Directories
Tetra Pack
Printing/Copier Paper
Wash well and dry
before disposal
Greeting Cards
Cartons News Paper
Plastics
Polyethylene Bags
Wash well and dry before Plastic Bottles/ Cans Plastic Tubs/ Take-
disposal if it was used to carry
CD’s
away containers
food items such as pickles,
curries, fish etc. Wash well and dry
before disposal
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10. Recyclables
Metal
Aluminum
Containers/Foils
Spray Containers
Wash well and dry
before disposal Do not crush or
puncture Keys/ Misc metal objects
Metal Cans
Glass
Do NOT dispose broken glass and
ceramic items with dry waste. Pack
separately in thick plastic cover and
dispose with debris waste
Glass Bottles
Wash well and dry
before disposal
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11. Collect coconut shells separately Collection: Covered bin in
Kitchen lined with
newspaper
NO PLASTIC BAGS!
Disposal : Transfer daily
home or community
Wet Waste
composter
Vegetable/Fruit waste
Food waste except non-vegetarian /oily waste
Tea leaves/Coffee powder
Garden trimmings/leaves
Flowers
Pencil shavings
Match Sticks
Shredded Newspaper
Final Disposition: Composted at home or
Community Composting or to BBMP (see next
slides for options) 11

12. Community Composting Options
Daily Dump - Manthan Vennar - OWC
10 to 170 Kgs
15 Kgs per day
2.5 to 16HP
0 HP
Purchase Cost and
low cost and low
Maintenance needs to be
maintenance
considered
http://www.dailydump.org/community-waste-management-final http://vennarorganic.com/index.html
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13. Collection: Newspaper bag
in Waste bin in bathroom
Disposal: Daily disposal in
common Sanitary waste bin
Sanitary Waste
Diapers
Sanitary Napkins
Condoms
Syringes
Shaving Blades
Ear Buds
Old Tablets
Bandages/Plasters
Fingernails
Scrap cloth
Animal bones
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14. Collection: Waste Bin
Disposal: Dispose in Bin for
Debris Waste or check with
your Association. BBMP to
collect this period ically
Debris/Inerts
Sweeping Dust
Oily Plastic/paper
Scrap Cloth
Rubber waste (slippers)
Gilt Paper
Foil covers (lays/kurkure packs)
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15. Collection: E-Waste bin in
Basement
Disposal: Disposal to DWCC
E-Waste & Hazardous who’ll onward disposal to
authorized e-waste recyclers
Hazardous Waste : Store at
Dry Cells Paints
Car /2-wheeler batteries home and dispose on call from
Automobile Oils BBMP*
Fluorescent Lamps
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16. Happy Segregation,
Composting
and Recycling!
vijay.krishnan@ragpicker.in
http://www.youtube.com/user/ragpickerify
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