The document announces an open house on solid waste management organized by FRIENDS on October 2nd, 2012 in Ferns Paradise. It provides information on the new waste segregation rules in BBMP requiring residents to separate waste into wet, dry, and sanitary categories. As a bulk generator, the community will have to manage its own waste and hire a contractor to collect segregated waste door-to-door on a schedule to be announced. Various waste streams like dry, wet, e-waste, and others are defined along with appropriate disposal methods like composting and depositing in designated bins.

1. Solid Waste Management
Open House
Ferns Paradise, Oct 2, 2012
Be the change you want to see in the world
-Mahatma Gandhi

3. The FRIENDS Group
FRIENDS- Solid Waste Management : A voluntary initiative

4. Waste Not Thy Waste
• Segregate Waste at source – New BBMP Rule Eff. Oct 1st
•Follow a three basket system at home
•Wet (Organic Kitchen Waste)
•Dry ( Recyclable waste)
•Sanitary Waste
•E-waste
•Household Hazardous Waste
•Garden Waste

5. Categories Of Waste-BBMP Rules

6. BULK GENERATOR-WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• We have been categorized as a bulk generator
which means that we have to manage and
process our waste.
• BBMP will NOT do door-to-door pickup
• BBMP is pushing for composting or Bio gas at
site.
• We will hire a contractor to pick up segregated
waste door-to-door.
• There may be a nominal increase in monthly
waste collection charges.
• The schedule will be worked out and informed to
all within the next month.

7. Dry Waste
Clean paper/plastic /metal/glass
•Milk Packets
•Waste Paper
•Juice cartons
•Yogurt containers
•Biscuits wrappers
•Carry bags
•Glass/plastic/metal bottles & containers
•Plastic
•Thermocol
•Keep them clean and dry
•Handover to waste collector : Twice/Thrice a week collection

8. Recycled products
 Paper – recycled paper products
 Plastic – used for roads and recycled
plastic products such as chairs, raincoats,
lower grade plastic bags.
 Tetra Pak cartons – recycled paper
products and roofing sheets
 E-waste – plastic, metals

9. 90% of waste
is recyclable!

10. Wet Waste
• 60-70% of daily household waste by weight, is wet waste
• Cooked food
• Uncooked Food
• Vegetable & Fruit Peels
• Egg Shells, bones
• Tea Leaves
• Coffee grounds
• Flower waste
• Follow home composting methods.
• Do not collect in plastic bags

11. Kitchen Waste Composting
• Seven steps to hassle free Composting : DAMN FUN!
•Dump kitchen waste
•Aerate : Stir once/twice a week
•Moisture control : Add shredded paper/ dry leaves/ saw
dust for excess water; add water when pile is dry
•Nose control : Sprinkle soil if it smells
•Food :A balanced diet of “green” and “brown”
•Use accelerators : To speed up composting process
•Nature’s gift : Free manure for your garden!

12. Sanitary Waste
•Diapers, sanitary napkins, bandages
•Old used mops, cleaning brushes
•Cover in newspaper
•Mark with red cross
•Handover to waste collector DAILY

13. Rejects
• Mainly sweeping dust, hair etc.
• Please add this to your composter or put along with
sanitary waste for DAILY Pickup.

14. E-Waste
• All Electronic waste
• Batteries
• CDs
• Toys
• Alarm Clocks
• Phone, Chargers
• Store separately, deposit in ewaste bin in Manager’s office/club

15. Household Hazardous Waste
•Chemicals , Paints, Cosmetics
• Medicines
•Syringes, razors,
• broken glass
•Store separately and hand over to waste collector on specified days.
Perhaps once a quarter.

16. Garden Waste
•Compost..

17. The 4 Rs
 Reduce
 Reuse
 Repair
 Recycle

18. REFUSE A PLASTIC BAG,CARRY YOUR OWN
SHOPPING BAG

19. Summary
Waste Category What to do with it Pickup Frequency
Dry Waste Store in a bin or Weekly twice/thrice
reusable bag pickup from door. Days
TBD
Wet Waste Store in a bowl in Deposit directly into
kitchen compost unit
Sanitary Waste Store in a bin Wrap in newspaper.
Mark with a red cross.
Daily/thrice a week
pickup from door.
Rejects Store in a bin Throw along with
sanitary waste/add to
composter as discussed.

20. QUIZ

21. Pick the least recyclable material
 Plastic
 Glass
 Metal

22. Pick the least recyclable material
 Plastic
 Glass
 Metal
Plastic can be recycled at most 4 to 5 times,
while glass and metal can be recycled over
and over without loss of quality.
Source: CERE, Mumbai

23. How long does it take to
bio-degrade?
Vegetables and fruits  3 - 4 weeks
Paper  1 month
Wood  10-15 years
Aluminum cans  200 -300 years
Plastic  450 – 1000 years
Thermocol, glass,  Never, Unknown

24. Change. We make it happen

25. Cleanliness is next to Godliness
- Mahatma Gandhi
Happy Gandhi Jayanti!