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Explore four impactful zero waste management sites in Vellore, India, employing innovative techniques to recycle and manage waste effectively. Learn about community involvement, compost creation, and income generation through waste segregation. Discover how these models contribute to environmental sustainability and social empowerment.
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Zero Waste Management: Vellore Model of C. Srinivasan Suryaprakash Kompalli AID-Bangalore
Site 1 Rhusa Hospital • 8-10 women employed • Every student is contributing 50 ps/day which turns to a huge amount of Rs.30, 000/month • Waste segregated into 17 coarse categories, and then into 132 items • Compost creation: Vermi-compost fluid sold at Rs.2 per packet (What is cost of packet?) • Video
Site 2 National environment management training & research centre • 4.5 acres land with a long lease • Sponsored by Ford, Delhi • Portable meeting room that can support upto 100 people • Cost: Rs.96/sq.ft
Site 3: Vellore Institute of Technology • Employs 36 people • Rs.1 lakh+ is got by selling the segregated wastes. Money will be utilized within the employed unit for salaries and excess is used for upgrading tools. Year end, nearly Rs. 4 lakhs+ is got per month!! • Vegetable and food wastes from the hostel and canteen acts as a food to the herd of campus cattle • 8 tonnes of waste per day accounting to close to 250 tonnes of waste in a month
Site 4: Vellore bus stand • Sealed for 18 years without maintenance • Collector declared it as “Bus stand”; 35 appointed initially • zero waste managed initiated and 118 women employed • Cattle shed and small yard with ducks to process garbage: Ducks video; Cattle shed video • Rain water harvesting system • Income: Rs 4.5 lakhs/month. • Discontinued after transferring to municipality
Site 6: CMC Hospital • 8 tonnes of garbage/day • 250 employees in 17 groups working full time in a self-sustained environment
Additional questions • What is the population of Vellore? • How many homes do we cover? • Cost of living • What is the net profit generated from recycling waste? • Site 1 CMC: Rs.30, 000/month is this sufficient, or is additional funding needed? • Site 3 VIT: 1 lakh/month • Site 4: Mentions 4.5 lakh/month, in 39 months Rs.1.37 crores