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Whitefield Rising. Segregation- Is it a WASTE ? Sangeeta Venkatesh. The changing landscape of Whitefield. From being a small suburb till the 1980s , Whitefield now has become the real estate developers delight. The changing landscape of Whitefield. Civic problems.

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Whitefield Rising

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  1. Whitefield Rising Segregation- Is it a WASTE ? SangeetaVenkatesh

  2. The changing landscape of Whitefield From being a small suburb till the 1980s , Whitefield now has become the real estate developers delight

  3. The changing landscape of Whitefield • Civic problems Bangalore SWM crisis has not spared Whitefield

  4. Bangalore and SWM • Waste is any substance that is unwanted or any undesired material left over after the completion of a process. • Bangalore generates 5,000 tonnes of waste everyday from households and commercial establishments. • Around 70% of this waste is organic. • The balance is accounted for by inorganic and hazardous waste. • BBMP’s segregation directive (September 2012)- 53 items have been categorized for segregation

  5. Segregation – Is it a waste?

  6. In the past- the loop was closed

  7. Now…

  8. More packaging; use & throw

  9. When will these degrade?Source :Exnora • Styrofoam- Eternity • Glass bottle – unknown • Plastic bags – 1 million years • Disposable diapers- 500-600 years • Aluminium can- 200-500 years • Tin can- 50-100 years • Leather shoe- 40-50 years • Wood- 10-15 years • Wool- 1 year • Cotton rag- 5 months • Paper bag- 2 months • Banana peel- 3-4 weeks

  10. Bad waste management • Proliferation of pests • Disease • Visual Pollution (litter) • Soil Pollution • Water Pollution

  11. Bad waste management The problem of plastic • While some plastic items can be recycled, thin plastic bags last only from the shop to home • Zero reusability • So rag pickers ignore them (no collection) • They make their way to sewers and block it • Danger to animals (choke to death) • Cannot be buried • Cannot be incinerated (carcinogenic gases) • Affects marine life

  12. The Onus is on Us • Let us do something about this Individual level Community level City Corporation

  13. Waste Segregation Waste Organic Inorganic Biomedical Toxic Kitchen/ Plastic/paper Diapers/S.napkins Batteries/medicine Garden Waste Composting Recycling Incineration Disposal/Recycling

  14. What must you do?- Each ONE of us can jump start a process! • Segregation at source. Why? • Mixed waste is useless- no composting; no recycling • Save labour for separation • Habit formation in homes • Lets get involved in our community and at work Success breeds success

  15. What is composting?

  16. Closing the loop again!

  17. Dry Waste for recycling

  18. Segregation is NO rocket science! Waste can become Wealth

  19. Recycling Recovery • More than 75% of MSW is recyclable • Paper and paperboard pulp recycled paper & cardboard • Glass crushed& melted new containers; fibreglass; ‘glasphalt for highway constructions • Plastic remelted & fabricated irrigation pipes, building material • Metals reused • Textiles shredded used to strengthen recycled paper • Old Tyresremelted incorporated into highway asphalt burned in special combustion facilities • Garden/Yard Waste composted

  20. How to segregate and manage waste • Read the Whitefield Rising Waste Management Guidelines • Visit 7 star communities and see how they do it • Identify categories that waste needs to be segregated into • Procure separate bins for each separate segregation category • Make sure that wet, dry, bio-medical and e-waste is segregated properly at source. • Engage the right vendor to deal with each kind of waste • When ready, --ideally do your own composting • Become a 7star community

  21. 7 star community- SWM • Segregates waste • Composts waste • Recycles High Value Dry Waste • Disposes E-waste responsibly • Disposes Medicine Waste responsibly • Segregates Sanitary Waste • Segregates Hazardous Waste

  22. Thank you!

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