Saahas presentation for awareness of volunteers at Kasa Rasa

3. Our Programmes
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim
Waste Sensitive Communities
Less Plastic for Me
E-Waste Management
Tetra Pak Collection

4. Waste Sensitive Communities
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim
Providing professional waste management
services to companies, Schools,
households and communities.
Collectively we recycle 7,000 kgs of waste
per day from our clients
Providing livelihood opportunities and
strengthening the informal Sector involved
in collection and recycling of waste.

5. Our clients
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim
Some of our Corporate Clients
Residential complexes
Institutions

6. Waste Sensitive Schools- Segregation at source

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. Pick the least recyclable material
• Plastic
• Glass
• Metal

11. 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

12. 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

13. Less Plastic for me
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore,
reclaim

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

15. United States: The Revis family of
North Carolina
Food consumption for 1 week
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food consumption for 1 week

16. reduce MORE
reuse
recycle
landfill LESS

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

18. Change. We make it happen

19. Welcome to waste sensitive
BANGALORE
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, REFUSE, RECOVER, REPAIR, RESTORE, RECLAIM

20. CONTACT US
431, 8th Cross, Jayanagar, 1st Block
Bangalore 560 011
Ph: 416 89889
E-mail: response@saahas.org
THANK YOU!

21. KASA RASA
From waste to resources
A Community Waste Management initiative in
Ejipura, Bangalore
Partners BBMP, CSA, CHF and Saahas

22. Kasa Rasa@HTW
• Collection of segregated waste from
3rd,6th,7th and Ejipura
• Madivala market
• Apartments, schools and companies in
Koramangala (there will be a collection
and processing fee)

23. Residents handing over segregated waste:

24. Collection by BBMP. Further segregation in the auto:

25. Wet waste management process at Kasa Rasa:

26. Dry waste management at Kasa Rasa

27. Categories Of Waste

28. FAQs
Will Dry waste smell if I store it for a week?
Not if it is clean and dry. Make sure that plastic sachets of milk, curds, oil,
idli batter, any food item, are cleaned of all their contents and dried before
being put in the dry waste bag. Then they will never stink.
What do I do with milk packets, dosa packets, and yoghurt
containers?
Clean them thoroughly. Open out the milk, yoghurt and dosa batter packets
completely at one end, and wash out all the residue. They can be put to
wash with the dishes in the sink, then dried, and put into the dry waste bag.
What do I do with old clothes/ shoes/ handbags/belts/toys?
If they are still in usable condition, they should be given to some
organization that collects them. If they are totally unusable, or very
damaged, they are still categorized as dry waste.
If clothes are soiled with body fluids, they become sanitary waste.
If they are soiled with paint, or any chemicals, they are HHW (household
hazardous waste).

29. FAQs
What do I do with my old furniture/ broken glass table?
Old furniture can be recycled, if not, along with broken glass it can
disposed of as debris or rubbish (inerts).
What do I do with old crockery / non-stick pans etc?
If they are not broken, they are recyclable dry waste. If broken, debris
or rubbish (inerts).
What do I do with my old brooms/ floor cleaning cloths/ Dry
mops/ bathroom cleaning brush?
Bathroom cleaning brush is sanitary waste.
If I don’t use a plastic liner, how do I dispose my food waste in
the bin?
Before the advent of the bin liner, we would all put our garbage
directly in the bin, and wash it everyday. That is what we will have to
do now. The bin can be lined with a newspaper liner or a layer of
sawdust if you don’t want to put the wet waste directly into it.
What is biomedical waste?
This includes used menstrual cloths, sanitary napkins, disposable
diapers, bandages and any material that is contaminated with blood
or other body fluids. They should be wrapped in a newspaper, marked
with a red cross, and given everyday to the BBMP.

30. FAQs
What are hazardous wastes?
HHW or household hazardous wastes include three sub-categories
– E-waste; toxic substances such as paints, cleaning agents,
solvents, insecticides and their containers, other chemicals; and
biomedical wastes like used syringes, expired medicines,
thermometers, used cosmetics etc..
How do I dispose human hair/nails?
Sanitary waste. Wrap in a newspaper, mark with a red cross, and
give everyday to the BBMP.