kumaran dkspresentation-2012
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Sensitization for students and teachers at Kumaran school - where waste mgt just startedTRANSCRIPT
Programmesreduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair,
restore, reclaim
• Waste Sensitive Communities• Less Plastic for Me• E-Waste Management
Saahas Zero Waste Solutions LLP
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.
reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse, recover, repair, restore, reclaim
KASA RASAFrom waste to resourcesCommunity Waste Management initiatives in
Ejipura, near NGV and in High Tension Wire area, near Jyothi Nivas College, Koramangala
Partners BBMP, CSA, CHF and Saahas
Residents handing over segregated waste:
Collection by BBMP. Further segregation in the auto:
Composting of food waste from the neighbourhood
Sorting of Dry waste
Waste Sensitive Kumaran
• Sources?
• Types?
Waste Sensitive Kumarans
• Segregate – dry recyclable from wet organic waste (food and leaves)
• Also segregate e-Waste, look for bin • Toilet and medical waste, chemical waste from
labs to be kept separate - rejects
• Dry waste picked up by Saahas for secondary sorting and recycling•The organic waste sent to Mallasandra campus for composting in tanks
90% of waste is recyclable!
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
Pick the least recyclable material
• Plastic• Glass • Metal
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
How long does it take to bio-degrade?
Vegetables and fruits 3 - 4 weeks
Paper 1 monthWood 10-15 years
Aluminum cans 200 -300 yearsPlastic 450 – 1000 yearsThermocol, glass, Never, Unknown
REFUSE A PLASTIC BAG,CARRY YOUR OWN SHOPPING BAG
reduce
reuse
recycle
landfill
MORE
LESS
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Food consumption for 1 week
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food consumption for 1
week
Change. We make it happen
Welcome to waste sensitive
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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, REFUSE, RECOVER, REPAIR, RESTORE, RECLAIM