Awareness campaign @ Raheja Residency, Koramangala Bangalore, conducted in Oct 2012.

1. Why ?

2.  More than 5,000 tonnes of waste everyday
 Indiscriminate and mostly illegal dumping of this in
landfills  contaminating water bodies
 Burning of waste  toxins released, air pollution
 Garbage lying in streets
Source: http://www.esgindia.org/campaigns/press/landfills-arent-solution-bangalores-
wast.html
FAQ

3. Source: SWMRT

4. Garbage segregation at
source: a necessity
Movie (12 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3KlUNZELeE

5. NIMBY
(Not In My Back Yard
mentality)
Raheja
Residency
822 Apts

6. Our footprint
800 * 1 kg * 7 * 52
=
291 Tons/year

7. Our footprint

8. Can we do
anything?

9. RR spotfix movie 
http://youtu.be/Kx4OYEMjbcM

10. Goal:
Raheja Residency
YIMBY
(Yes In My Back Yard – Responsible
Waste Management)

11. How ?

12. Recyclables: Plastic, Paper,
Metal, Glass (ITC)
Compostables: Kitchen waste
(green bucket)
Rejects: House sweepings,
sanitary waste (red bucket)

13. Wealth Out of Waste (WoW)
Segregate your Waste. Help the Environment.
ITC WoW Bag(s)
Dry Recyclable Waste
 Paper of all kinds,
cardboard, rinsed
tetrapaks, pizza boxes,
cartons, newspapers
 Plastic of all kinds, rinsed
milk bags, metal,
aluminium containers,
glass/plastic bottles
 Wrap broken glass in paper
and give separately
Hazardous waste
 Don’t put any liquids.
Leave bag out every Saturday
by 9 AM
Green Bucket
Only Kitchen waste
 Vegetable & fruit peels,
leftover cooked food (veg or
non veg), egg shells, tea
bags, coffee powder,
flowers, anything edible
 No coconut hard shell
 Line with newspaper if
needed. Can use multiple
layers. No plastic bags to be
used.
 Drain liquid, if any, into the
sink
Daily pick up
Leave bins out, usual time
Red Bucket
Rejects
 Sanitary napkins, diapers,
medical waste, used
bandaids - wrapped
separately in newspaper,
marked with a red X
 Pet droppings, house
sweepings, coconut shell,
tender coconut
 Line the bin with
newspaper. No plastic
bags to be used.
 Need not be given daily
Daily pick up
Leave bins out, usual time

14. Recyclables (ITC)
 Program initiated in Aug ’11
 All 8 blocks on board in May ‘12
Weekly collection every Saturday

15. Plastic/Metal/Glass/Paper
 washed and dried
 free of food residue

16. Raheja Dry Waste (May ‘12)
Blocks Paper Plastic
Plastic
Bottles
Glass
Bottles
Cartons Books/
Craft
Newsp
aper
Milk
Packets
Metal
Total
in Kgs
Total
Amount
A 38 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 202
B
C 59 56 15 0 42 9 0 0 0 181 634
D 25 0 4 0 21 0 0 0 0 50 280
E 0 18 6 0 73.5 43 12 2 9 163.5 986
F 0 29.5 3 13 31 0 0 9 0 85.5 310
G 5 10 9 5 4 33 100
H 46 7 194
Total 173 155.5 37 18 171.5 52 12 18 9 593 2706
Collection in Sep ‘12: 1000 kg in a week

17. DO THROW DO NOT THROW
 Plastic covers, wrappers, packaging
of any kind (chips, biscuits, chocolate,
sugar, grains, pulses etc)
 Milk, curd, batter packets – rinsed
and dried
 Netted vegetable bags
 Cleaned plastic/glass bottles
 any kind of paper, books,
newspapers, magazines, flyers
 sweet boxes, pizza cartons
 tetrapaks, soap boxes, cereal cartons
 cardboard packaging of appliances
 paper party plates and cups
 inner cardboard roll of toilet paper
and kitchen towels
 hardware: nuts/bolts/nails/screws
 Plastics soiled with liquids
 Expired or unused medicines, strips
or bottles
 Pizza boxes with pizza stuck
 Tetrapacks with liquid inside (drain
in the sink before throwing)
 Heavily soiled party plates or cups
(rinse before throwing)
 Soiled bathroom tissue (RED
BUCKET) or wet kitchen towels (GREEN
BUCKET, if paper)
 Containers with unused cleaning
agents, cosmetics (HAZARDOUS)
 Heavily soiled food containers from
restaurants (rinse before throwing)
 any kind of thermocol (packaging,
party plates, etc.)
Please leave the bags out only on ITC collection day!

18. Water Usage
 Put 20ml water in milk packet and add to milk
 Cut open and leave soiled plastic in the sink –
it will get rinsed while dishes are being washed
 Wipe milk packets with a wet cloth rather
than rinsing
 Use waste water from washing vegetables, to
rinse soiled plastic
 Keep aside a separate large plastic bag to
collect lightly rinsed plastic waste through the
week. Dump the whole bag on ITC collection day
 Other suggestions/ideas?

19. Wet waste
Source: telegraph.co.uk

20. Wet waste (green bucket)
 Vegetable/fruit peels/residue
 Tea/coffee powder residue
 Tea bags (remove the thread and tag)
 Leftover/spoilt food
 Flowers
 Wet paper
 Egg shells, non-veg waste

21. No Plastic Lining
Saving 2,91,200 plastic bags/year

22. Smell ?

23. Wet waste suggestions
 Collect only kitchen waste (vegetable/fruit
peels) during the day
 Throw leftover/spoilt food in the morning
just before throwing the waste
 Drain liquids (leftover dal, sambar) in the
sink through a filter before throwing
 Leave the bin with lid out in the morning for
the FCs to collect
 Line with newspaper if needed (bag demo)

24. Rejects (red bucket)
 House sweepings, hair
 Pet droppings, wrapped in newspaper
 Sanitary pads, diapers, etc *– wrapped in
newspaper and marked with a red X
 Dry coconut shells
 Bin lined with newspaper only
 Collected daily (if needed)
* Sanitary waste includes any tissues/cloth soiled with body fluids

25. Hazardous + E-waste
 Tubelights and bulbs
Batteries
Cleaning agents
Paints
Oils (non-cooking)
Aerosol cans
Cosmetics
Insecticides
Medicines
Syringes
Thermometers
CDs/DVDs
Cassettes
E-waste (computer and mobile parts)
 Common bin placed in each
block lobby
 Collection/Disposal - TBD

26. Other types of dry waste
Material Classification? Recyclable?
Thermocol NOT recyclable. Minimize usage, do not buy thermocol plates.
Return thermocol in packing material to the store after delivery
(frig, washing machine etc)
Broken pots Rejects or Debris
Pet litter Sanitary waste. To be disposed of in a newspaper bag marked
with a red X
Cloth, waste
fabric
Goonj (http://goonj.org/) will accept all kinds of torn/waste
cloth and fabric. Organize a collection drive.
Broken brooms
and mops
If plastic, throw with ITC recyclables. If wooden, throw with red
bucket.
Soiled plastic
(chutney /
sambar packets)
Please avoid usage! The flimsy plastic used is not food grade, and
is BAD for health, especially if hot liquids poured in it. Take your
own dabba for darshini carryout  If used, rinse and dry, and
put in ITC bag, or if not possible to clean, throw as rejects.

27. Update – 12 Oct ‘12
 BBMP movie screened for FCs of nearly all
blocks
 Door to door campaign completed in all
blocks with nearly 100% coverage
 ITC bags provided to all residents (in
progress)
Following newspaper method of disposal of
wet waste, with good compliance
 Standard green/red buckets distributed to
all residents

28. Plans
 Training program for maids, remaining FCs
 Additional sessions for residents to voice
concerns/feedback
 Separate bins for dry/wet/rejects waste in common
areas
 Downstream end:
 Streamline daily collection mechanism from
household to block level – gloves, right size bins to
FCs
Proper disposal of segregated waste –
wet/dry/sanitary/rejects

29. Thank You!
Rome wasn’t built in a day!
Have patience, and join our
volunteer group to help 